The iPhone has been a huge marketing success, no doubt. But this success at the same time raises questions about the control Apple (like all mobile phone operators) has over the hardware. In this item, the existence of a 'kill switch' Apple can use to disable any application on any iPhone is confirmed. Apple has already been deleting applications for no good reason from its App Store, including NetShare, an application that allows you to connect your iPhone to a computer and use it as a 3G modem. The point of the push behind mobile phone technology (and if you look, you see this in odd places) is to grant the corporatioon control over the technology. But "it's supposed to be your 'life in your pocket,' not Apple's."
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