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more about #killswitch Kaspir: wasn't sideload on the list of buzzwords giz hates recently?? Like, it creates a desire to kill someone when they see/hear it??? or am I mixing things... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I hate the way these kinds of things are going. Once it's on your device it should stay there and not still be monitored. After the bad publicity Amaz... more » Anonymoose: WHAT???? *hurriedly goes back on craigslist and tries to buy back house and family* more » HyperDrunk: I say having a killswitch is ok, simply because an app may release an update that may place the app against the terms of use by microsoft, such as pla... more » frigg: Sure there's a kill switch, sometimes you need that, but most of the time users will just set their Zune to stun. more » dallasmay: The iPhone and Android have the same kill-switch. WebOS probably has it too. While this sucks to think about, it's probably not that big of deal. more » VL-Tone: Note: This is different from Apple's stance about their iPhone/iPod touch OS kill-switch. Apple stated that the iPhone OS kill-switch would only used... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: This is most likely just a "cover your ass" type thing, same as with Apple and Google. You're still going to be able to go around Marketplace and sid... more » jetRink: Someone should tell Microsoft that they don't need to copy *every* aspect of the app store. more » G.O.B.: Come on!: Edit: I don't approve. I don't want an app Nazi telling me what I can run on my hardware. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: As long as they promise to only occasionally use the handset to send a high voltage shock through someones brain, either killing or lobotomizing them,... more » Shadowfury: That's gotta be one of the worst marketing decisions in Microsoft's history. Did they forget how mad people were about the whole Kindle issue? If it m... more » -
#windowsphone
Microsoft's Marketplace for Mobile Kill Switch Isn't as Scary as It Sounds
Hooooold up, don't panic, simmer down, breathe easy, etcetera: Microsoft says their Marketplace for Mobile kill switch will be used sparingly, and result in a full refund. Here's how they explain it (warning: it's not very ominous): More » -
#windowsmobile
Microsoft Marketplace to Include Remote Kill Switch with Apps
There's word that if an app is unapproved and removed from Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's version of Apple's App Store, then it will also be removed from all users' devices. No information on whether that includes refunds for paid apps. More » -
#notbeingevil
Google Has a Remote Kill Switch For Android Apps
Just after the dust finished settling on Apple's controversial admission that the iPhone has a remotely activated kill switch for applications, Google has plainly stated in their Android Market terms of service that they've got one too. Like Apple's solution, Google's remote kill switch is ostensibly intended to protect users in cases of malicious apps or privacy violations, but will undoubtedly draw fire from users who want — and in the case of Android were pretty much promised — ultimate control over what applications they keep on their phones. More »
