tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post4873695281097816309..comments2024-01-24T17:16:13.718-05:00Comments on Neha Narula: Who Really Owns Your Phone?narulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04776143720908795307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-22833094083755407092013-04-26T15:41:30.684-04:002013-04-26T15:41:30.684-04:00The worst is when they arbitrarily decide to treat...The worst is when they arbitrarily decide to treat services differently <br />and promote or debilitate one over another; see the Instagram/Twitter <br />fiasco. More and more user creation is moving behind these walls, <br />making it inaccessible to third party applications. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.192.com/atoz/people/willmoth/glyn/" rel="nofollow"><br />Glyn Willmoth</a>stephanwhite001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-10197604283075671852013-01-16T12:40:49.571-05:002013-01-16T12:40:49.571-05:00Hi Dan! I think I'm speaking in more general/...Hi Dan! I think I'm speaking in more general/futurist terms. I'd hate to see a world where the only way for people to run programs is through a browser, specifically one controlled by one company. <br /><br />It's totally viable as one option among many (which it is right now, and a good one!). Though I would worry if it becomes predominant.<br /><br />Your question is really interesting. I wonder how rich the browser API would need to be so that, as an example, even if Company X decided Company Y's app sucked they couldn't do anything to keep users from installing it, and Company Y had enough default access to provide an interesting application. <br /><br />Like, users should always be able to change their MAC address, if they want, or run Tor, or share their internet connection.nehanarulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-38570910998165791232013-01-16T10:29:44.137-05:002013-01-16T10:29:44.137-05:00Yep, that's still how it works.
What are you ...Yep, that's still how it works.<br /><br />What are you envisioning with regard to "use their hardware more directly"? There's NaCl (as you know :-P), WebGL, WebRTC, etc.Daniel Eratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-46082026787767110862013-01-07T12:00:58.339-05:002013-01-07T12:00:58.339-05:00Stallman is kind of extreme! I think cloud comput...Stallman is kind of extreme! I think cloud computing is mostly great (though I hate the word "cloud").nehanarulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-32763942606617688172013-01-07T11:59:22.316-05:002013-01-07T11:59:22.316-05:00Victor I didn't know about the developer switc...Victor I didn't know about the developer switch, thanks! It's good that people who know how can mess around with their hardware, but since <a href="http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/cr-48-chrome-notebook-developer-information" rel="nofollow">it works like this</a>:<br /><br />"The first time a Chrome Notebook boots in Developer Mode after leaving Normal Mode it will:<br />* Show a scary warning that its software cannot be trusted, since verified boot is disabled (press Ctrl-D or wait 30 seconds to dismiss).<br />* Erase all personal data on the "stateful partition" (i.e., user accounts and settings - no worries, though, since all data is in the cloud!).<br />* Make you wait between 5 and 10 minutes to while it erases the data.<br />* Boot from any self-signed image on its SSD, negating the security of verified boot."<br /><br />I don't think it's going to help with regular users being able to install programs that use their hardware more directly :(nehanarulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-84623450056473224672013-01-07T02:55:16.987-05:002013-01-07T02:55:16.987-05:00I think that Google's developer switch is the ...I think that Google's developer switch is the most reasonable approach so far.<br /><br />Last time I read the ChromeOS docs, the spec mandates the presence of a developer switch on every ChromeOS machine. So far, it seems they're keeping their word on this: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices<br /><br />Speaking of being scared, have you seen that Microsoft is also mandating a Windows lock-in for Windows RT (ARM devices)?Victor Costanhttp://blog.costan.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018357085562770055.post-11937833386422295012013-01-07T01:52:36.745-05:002013-01-07T01:52:36.745-05:00An interesting read, thanks! It reminds me Stallma...An interesting read, thanks! It reminds me Stallman's criticism for the cloud computing (http://bit.ly/25wmvu)sgsfaknoreply@blogger.com