Re:Strange Bedfellows: Why an Apple/Google collaboration has...
by jetpack on Saturday October 20, 2007 @02:32AM
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I don't know the details about the hacked iPhone bricking, but it's not so far fetched that whatever Apple does to update the (hacked) firmware simply happens to brick the device. I don't see why they wouldn't simply revert the device back to the pre-hacked state if they could do it.
And by the way, you CAN upgrade the RAM and even the hard drive in a MacBook without voiding your warranty. I upgraded both in mine. They can be accessed by taking out the battery.
Re:Strange Bedfellows: Why an Apple/Google collaboration has...
by daniel-cussen on Saturday October 20, 2007 @03:06AM
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I heard upgrading the RAM without the certification of a certified Apple technician instantly voided warranty. I guess not.
Re:Strange Bedfellows: Why an Apple/Google collaboration has...
by RyanGWU82 on Saturday October 20, 2007 @04:41AM
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Nope. Apple publishes instructions to help users upgrade the memory of all Mac models (except the Mini?) and the hard drives of most models.
Re:Strange Bedfellows: Why an Apple/Google collaboration has...
by asdflkj on Saturday October 20, 2007 @03:47AM
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Apple is not "worse" than Microsoft because Microsoft is a monopoly and Apple is not. Not having your life affected by Apple is as easy as not buying Apple products. Not so with Microsoft.
Re:Strange Bedfellows: Why an Apple/Google collaboration has...
by davidw on Saturday October 20, 2007 @04:53AM
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IMO the reason that Microsoft managed to get its monopoly (one of the reasons, at least) is that they "settled" for controlling the software on top of an open platform, whereas Apple wanted control of both the OS and the hardware, thus biting off more than they could chew.
And I don't know how Assle's philosophy will mesh with Google's "don't be evil."