"Another question is why is Apple allowing this kind of behavior from iOS apps? The whole point of Apple's app approval process is to protect its users from malware and privacy violations. So why aren't privacy protections being extended to your address book when apps are being reviewed? So much for the safety of Apple's walled garden."
- LANjackal
from Bookmarklet
"“A logical conclusion is that the iPhone is not good for wireless carriers,” Nomura Securities analyst Mike McCormack told Money. “When we look at the direct and indirect economics that Apple has managed to extract from the carriers, the carrier-level value destruction is quite evident.” The site notes that Verizon Wireless’s EBITDA service margin has dropped from an average of 46.4% per quarter to 42.2% since the carrier added the iPhone to its lineup one year ago."
- LANjackal
from Bookmarklet