"software we're being trained to treat as omnipotent"

@Platypus Man: AdBlock? Sure you can, and I will.

@♫ Realityism ♪♫: OTOH many people DO want an appliance for "complex tasks" -more complex than programming a VCR, I mean- if that made them more robust and less prone to unexpected behaviour.

@toxic: Maybe they were really lazy.

@geolemon: That's the power of mass production, and the weakness of lacking thereof.

So, 30% of internet users in China will get quite pissed off in 24-48 hours, and I guess it won't be with Google.

I'm pretty sure companies like Verizon have a "corporate" gym, precisely to avoid stuff like this. You have to test a phone, you go to the gym, you leave it unattended... no biggie.

I'm pretty sure companies like Verizon have a "corporate" gym, precisely to avoid things like this. You have to test a phone, you go to the gym, you leave it unattended... no biggie.