WiFi Tethering App snuck into Apple App Store

[Styles420]

My biggest thing is, why do cell providers want us to pay $30 a month for something that clearly doesn't need a monthly subscription - we're already paying monthly fees for the airtime and data access, why should we have to pay more to use it in a different way? It's still the same 1's and 0's going through their networks...

And to those of you who say, "But you're transmitting more data with tethering" - if the plan says unlimited data, then there is already no limit...

 

[purplesludge]

Everyone's going "HAHAHA APPLE FAIL CAUSE THEY GOT FOOLED BY HACKERS HAHAHAHA"




Nintendo must fail fifty hundred fucking times harder.

Nice trolling. One person said haha and no one said it was done by hackers. Seriously fifty hundred. You must be retarded.

 

[Krestent]

I was also surprised about this. Luckily for me, I was able to get the app before it went down.

 

[gamefreak94]

Everyone's going "HAHAHA APPLE FAIL CAUSE THEY GOT FOOLED BY HACKERS HAHAHAHA"




Nintendo must fail fifty hundred fucking times harder.

When did Nintendo fail 5,000x harder than apple. If I remember correctly they are one of the most selling companies in the world.
I mean even an 8 year old is able to jailbreak an ipod touch. I don't consider flashcarts as hacking. Its more like a external storage space for the ds.

 

[DunkrWunkah]

It's a pretty cool flashlight app.

 

[Krestent]

Everyone's going "HAHAHA APPLE FAIL CAUSE THEY GOT FOOLED BY HACKERS HAHAHAHA"




Nintendo must fail fifty hundred fucking times harder.

When did Nintendo fail 5,000x harder than apple. If I remember correctly they are one of the most selling companies in the world.
I mean even an 8 year old is able to jailbreak an ipod touch. I don't consider flashcarts as hacking. Its more like a external storage space for the ds.

I don't think he's talking about flashcarts. I think he's talking about Wii softmodding.

 

[Urza]

I like how when someone points out a single amusing parallel to a different beloved company, everyone immediately jumps on him spouting absolute nonsense excuses for why this is not similar.

When did Nintendo fail 5,000x harder than apple. If I remember correctly they are one of the most selling companies in the world.Apple has larger profits and more on-hand assets than Nintendo by two to three times.

I don't consider flashcarts as hacking. Its more like a external storage space for the ds.Nintendo (and a few third-party developers) have "failed" because their encryption and anti-piracy are continually cracked on almost every attempt they make to implement it.

Stop being such an apple fanboy. When Nintendo fails its good for us because we get a exploit to hack. When Apple fails its just funny because of their strict attitude can be shot down by a clever teenager.

Uh, no?

When Apple "fails", we get oodles of free functionality and additional choices in cellular carrier. I think that falls under "good for us."

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And to those of you who say, "But you're transmitting more data with tethering" - if the plan says unlimited data, then there is already no limit...

It's only "unlimited" if you're using it in a certain way (and ATT doesn't have any unlimited plans anymore). If they simply allowed free tethering, their network would be completely cluster-fucked, as it's pretty bad as it is.


Honestly, the internet's overuse of the word "fail" has pretty much caused it to lose all meaning.

 

[Bladexdsl]

there's an app for that! what do you say now apple?

 

[SifJar]

Everyone's going "HAHAHA APPLE FAIL CAUSE THEY GOT FOOLED BY HACKERS HAHAHAHA"




Nintendo must fail fifty hundred times harder.

Ah yeah, what was the name of that WiiWare game that actually installed HBC? Oh yeah, that's right. There wasn't one.

Nintendo have never distributed something that actually includes a hack against their system like this does. It is completely different. If, for example, Nintendo accidentally allowed a WiiWare game that lets you play burnt discs or something, yeah, the two would be comparable. As it is, no, they are not.

 

[Urza]

Ah yeah, what was the name of that WiiWare game that actually installed HBC? Oh yeah, that's right. There wasn't one.

Nintendo have never distributed something that actually includes a hack against their system like this does. It is completely different. If, for example, Nintendo accidentally allowed a WiiWare game that lets you play burnt discs or something, yeah, the two would be comparable. As it is, no, they are not.

The main difference being that the iOS AppStore has over 225,000 pieces of software. It's not comparable to the Wii Shop Channel at all, where Nintendo has the luxury of thoroughly vetting each submission, the majority of which come from reputable developers.

 

[SifJar]

Ah yeah, what was the name of that WiiWare game that actually installed HBC? Oh yeah, that's right. There wasn't one.

Nintendo have never distributed something that actually includes a hack against their system like this does. It is completely different. If, for example, Nintendo accidentally allowed a WiiWare game that lets you play burnt discs or something, yeah, the two would be comparable. As it is, no, they are not.

The main difference being that the iOS AppStore has over 225,000 pieces of software. It's not comparable to the Wii Shop Channel at all, where Nintendo has the luxury of thoroughly vetting each submission, the majority of which come from reputable developers.

And that means Nintendo fails how...? Apple and Nintendo both made choices as to how to run and market their stores.

 

[BakuFunn]

Nintendo has widespread piracy through a jackson-worth flashcart that works by dragging a couple of $30 games in, and Apple accidentally approved an app that allowed a few people to tether legally for a day or two.

Am I being a fanboy by pointing out facts, or are you being a hater?

 

[SifJar]

Nintendo has widespread piracy through a jackson-worth flashcart that works by dragging a couple of $30 games in, and Apple accidentally approved an app that allowed a few people to tether legally for a day or two.

Am I being a fanboy by pointing out facts, or are you being a hater?

"tether legally"? Since when was tethering illegal? Jailbreaking is perfectly legal to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Urza]

Ah yeah, what was the name of that WiiWare game that actually installed HBC? Oh yeah, that's right. There wasn't one.

Nintendo have never distributed something that actually includes a hack against their system like this does. It is completely different. If, for example, Nintendo accidentally allowed a WiiWare game that lets you play burnt discs or something, yeah, the two would be comparable. As it is, no, they are not.

The main difference being that the iOS AppStore has over 225,000 pieces of software. It's not comparable to the Wii Shop Channel at all, where Nintendo has the luxury of thoroughly vetting each submission, the majority of which come from reputable developers.

And that means Nintendo fails how...? Apple and Nintendo both made choices as to how to run and market their stores.

My point being that if the members of the forum must use the term "fail" (which I disagree with in the first place), Nintendo and most other large software producers have as many "fails" as anyone else.

They're both incredibly profitable though, so to use the term "fail" is pretty silly, especially for minor slip ups like this.

 

[Scott-105]

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