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Fat Abe · 02-21-2014, 10:17 PM

I'm reading through this thread and realized that the article title might be interpreted in a more perverse sense. Perhaps Apple is going to suffer the same problems as its fellow giant, Microsoft. The Achilles heel of both companies is/will be Security. Nothing says "I don't care about you" as much as a hole in security.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-...012356698.html

Pay a lot for a fancy iPhone, iPod, or iPad, but don't think you will be immune to hacks. My theory is that a nearby Femtocell was in place, and intercepted transmission between the Apple device and its intended web site. Afterwards it mimic'ed all of the transactions between the two end parties, massaging the middle. Notice that the article said nothing about the first generation iPads, which are still held back, and will never be updated to current version iOS levels. There is no loyalty in the computer industry, not to orphaned products.

02-21-2014, 10:17 PM	#26
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,826 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	I'm reading through this thread and realized that the article title might be interpreted in a more perverse sense. Perhaps Apple is going to suffer the same problems as its fellow giant, Microsoft. The Achilles heel of both companies is/will be Security. Nothing says "I don't care about you" as much as a hole in security. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-...012356698.html Pay a lot for a fancy iPhone, iPod, or iPad, but don't think you will be immune to hacks. My theory is that a nearby Femtocell was in place, and intercepted transmission between the Apple device and its intended web site. Afterwards it mimic'ed all of the transactions between the two end parties, massaging the middle. Notice that the article said nothing about the first generation iPads, which are still held back, and will never be updated to current version iOS levels. There is no loyalty in the computer industry, not to orphaned products.