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Date: 22 Sep 2015 18:25:34 GMT
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On 2015-09-22, A.M <> wrote:
> On 2015-09-22 10:16 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
>> On 2015-09-22 02:50, Nobody wrote:
>> 
>>> Apple can delete apps from your device without your permission?   I'm
>>> sure glad I'm not an Apple customer... I'd rather risk malware than just
>>> rent my devices from Apple, Inc...
>> 
>> Is that arrogance or foolishness?
>
> Foolishness. Nobody routinely posts evidence of his retardation on
> comp.os.linux.advocacy. In this case, Apple is giving itself the right
> to delete malware from a user's device. If it weren't malware, then yes
> Apple would be doing something wrong by removing content a user
> explicitly chose to install but in this case, it's helping the user out.

Please note that Apple hasn't actually done this - we are simply talking
about it and hoping they will do it. To my knowledge, there hasn't been 
confirmation that Apple has *ever* done it.

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