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That's a feature, not a bug. ( https://openwrt.org/ )
At least it makes it possible to patch the other (real) bugs yourself.
I also think it's unreasonable to expect people to patch bugs in consumer gear they've purchased.
Edit: For that matter, interacting with your phone for a few seconds at a time is probably an attention deficit issue in and of itself. I admit that it's common, but that doesn't mean it isn't a problem.
For the first week, at least. Then they start to accumulate cruft and slow down, eventually becoming barely usable.
I've experienced it in the past. I see it happen for my friends and family. I decided some time ago to save up that $750 - $1k and go for the high-range phones, so that I can use them for two or three years without daily frustrations.
The top-most commenter is right. Phones are used even more frequently than cars; for many, even more frequently than other types of computers combined. It's one of those things it's not worth to cheap out on - like a mattress or an office chair.
(Now, of course part of me is happy for the mid-range phones costing what they do, because this is why high-end phones cost $1k and not $10k.)
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fyi-guy/2014/10/06/as-seattle-...
This is targeting the top 20% of earners in Seattle. Time will tell if this is a sound policy. I think they could have achieved a similar level of tax by having a higher level of tax aimed at a much higher level of income (1 million plus). A family earning 200-250K in Seattle will definitely feel this tax. You still operate at a high level of privilege at that income level, but it isn't crazy. For comparison, according to cost of living indexes, if you earn 250K in Seattle you would need to make ~385K in SF, or only 140K in Atlanta. In Atlanta 140K is comfortable, but not "rich". I really think these sort of taxes should target the top 5% of earners only -- everyone below that actually feels it and is not "rich", especially in higher cost of living areas like Seattle.
But, it's become so drastically commoditized that there's no reason for the average user to have anything but the built-in MSE (on windows, at least).
It doesn't stop new attacks, but it does help raise the bar against malware.
The fact of the matter is that for all of the innovation you hear about there, it's really just romanticizing the margin thinning of existing products. Nothing wrong with that, but it's easy to romanticize.
We'll see how all this ends up - but given Leah track record - the whole "leaving the GNU project", the allegations, her aggressive behavior towards competition - don't instill me a lot of confidence that the dust is settled for good.
Look at this for example - censorship happened just 3 days ago - they only reverted the issue after community backlash https://trisquel.info/en/forum/libreboot-issues-open-letter-...
Bear tests were probably more an early proof of viability than anything else. The bears survived, proving that humans wouldn't be completely annihilated.
Animal testing cruelty wasn't really being thought about heavily in post WWII military aerospace development. It's unfortunate but a historical footnote reminding us of the importance of proper testing.