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I have an app that I just noticed says I can buy it for 0 dollars.
<https://i.postimg.cc/pdNq0Z0G/LANDRIVE-10.jpg> buy for $0.00
What does that even mean?
In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
You don't purchase a free app.
You just install it.
But Apple has this concept of purchasing everything, I guess.
Even free apps.
But I've downloaded free apps before on the App Store.
And I don't remember it being called a zero-dollar app.
But this seemingly has a purchase price that I can "buy" it at.
But what does that blue 0-dollar button even mean in Apple parlance?
I have an app that I just noticed says I can buy it for 0 dollars.It is free but to simplify the web site uses $0 and the same program to
<https://i.postimg.cc/pdNq0Z0G/LANDRIVE-10.jpg> buy for $0.00
What does that even mean?
In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
You don't purchase a free app.
You just install it.
But Apple has this concept of purchasing everything, I guess.
Even free apps.
But I've downloaded free apps before on the App Store.
And I don't remember it being called a zero-dollar app.
But this seemingly has a purchase price that I can "buy" it at.
But what does that blue 0-dollar button even mean in Apple parlance?
I have an app that I just noticed says I can buy it for 0 dollars.
<https://i.postimg.cc/pdNq0Z0G/LANDRIVE-10.jpg> buy for $0.00
What does that even mean?
In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
What does that even mean?
It means exactly what it says. The upgrade is free.
In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
iOS is a normal operating system. It is Unix. Can't get any more normal than that.
On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:42:09 +0000, Tyrone wrote :
What does that even mean?
It means exactly what it says. The upgrade is free.
In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
iOS is a normal operating system. It is Unix. Can't get any more normal than
that.
While I appreciate your saying that it's a normal thing for an upgrade to
be free, I've been using computers since anyone here, and I haven't seen
that before. I've seen free apps. And I've seen upgrades that cost money.
Anyway, I'll try the upgrade and see what happens, although I don't have a credit card on any device so I'm not sure if it will even allow me that privilege without giving away all my privacy first. Time will tell.
(I find it hilarious that iOS is the least private operating system on the planet, and yet, Apple touts that it's privacy oriented. It's all lies.)
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
(I find it hilarious that iOS is the least private operating system on the >> planet, and yet, Apple touts that it's privacy oriented. It's all lies.)
It is very secure.
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
Um, I am Tyrone.
And there is no law about "privileged ports". Companies are free to do whatever they want. Android could easily be doing this also. Which would mean
that you would be no longer hung up about "privileged ports".
On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:55:16 +0000, Tyrone wrote :
You don't know how ecstatic I am that I can sit at the PC and from the PC,
I can copy files back & forth between iOS & Windows using the command line.
What I don't understand yet is the iOS share appears as a drive letter on
the Windows command line - but it doesn't show up as a drive in the Windows file explorer. It would be fantastic if the share showed up in the GUI.
I never said I was a networking expert.
I have no idea why it's a drive letter on the command line but not the GUI.
Does anyone have any idea why not?
On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:55:16 +0000, Tyrone wrote :
(I find it hilarious that iOS is the least private operating system on the >>> planet, and yet, Apple touts that it's privacy oriented. It's all lies.)
It is very secure.
We've had these discussions on this newsgroup so many times I can't count, where "privacy" & "security" are completely different things in reality.
It's a fact that no mobile operating system has more exploits day in and
day out than does iOS, so for anyone to claim iOS is secure, is absurd.
<https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog>
Likewise, it's even more absurd for anyone to claim iOS is more "private" than Android, given you can't even run any privacy based tools on iOS.
<https://support.torproject.org/tormobile/tormobile-3/>
"Can I run Tor Browser on an iOS device? Apple requires all
browsers on iOS to use something called Webkit,
which prevents any iOS browser from having the same privacy
protections as Tor Browser."
Anyone who claims iOS is more secure or more private than Android knows absolutely nothing about iOS or Android - as it's Apple's really big lie.
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
Um, I am Tyrone.
Oh. Yeah. I don't even L@@K at the headers since I don't use a newsreader. All I see is the original message in gvim on Windows due to my scripts.
The only way I know whom I'm replying to is if I look at the attribute.
Sorry about that. I actually thought it was Zaidy I was responding to.
And there is no law about "privileged ports". Companies are free to do
whatever they want. Android could easily be doing this also. Which would mean
that you would be no longer hung up about "privileged ports".
In fact, I'm *happy* that, for once, iOS is better'n Android in something.
You don't know how ecstatic I am that I can sit at the PC and from the PC,
I can copy files back & forth between iOS & Windows using the command line.
What I don't understand yet is the iOS share appears as a drive letter on
the Windows command line - but it doesn't show up as a drive in the Windows file explorer. It would be fantastic if the share showed up in the GUI.
I never said I was a networking expert.
I have no idea why it's a drive letter on the command line but not the GUI.
Does anyone have any idea why not?
I never said I was a networking expert.
That is obvious.
I have no idea why it's a drive letter on the command line but not the GUI.
Because you are doing it wrong.
Does anyone have any idea why not?
Because you are using
net use \\ipaddress\share /user:name password.
You need a drive letter in there. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME.
I ALREADY explained this to you in the "How do nonroot" thread. Stop making this absurd claim. Of COURSE you can map it as a drive letter. I AM DOING IT ALL THE TIME.
net use D: \\ipaddress\share /user:name password.
You have to ASSIGN a drive letter for it to appear in Windows File Explorer. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME. It is NOT "imaginary functionality".
When I use "net use drive:" with WebDav servers, it shows up in the GUI.
When I use "net use drive:" with SMB servers (so far), it does not.
The question is why not?
It DOES appear, you simpleton.
On Apr 21, 2025 at 9:08:09 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
It DOES appear, you simpleton.
Isn't it amazing how something SO basic and simple like Windows SMB networking - that works for billions of people every day - "does not
work" for Arlen when iOS is involved.
Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
We did no such thing. Why lie so obviously?
On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:40:35 +0000, Tyrone wrote :
I never said I was a networking expert.
That is obvious.
Good. Then I don't need to keep repeating it then.
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
We did no such thing. Why lie so obviously?
On Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:31:15 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote :
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
We did no such thing. Why lie so obviously?
Privileged ports work differently with iOS than with Android & Unix.
You proved that yourself. So did Tyrone. And so did I. We all did.
For you to now claim that's a "lie" is rather odd, Chris, is it not?
(Did you buy too many arguments this week?)
BTW, did you see my public apology to the Windows newsgroup yet?
Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
On Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:31:15 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote :
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week >>>> that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports. >>>We did no such thing. Why lie so obviously?
Privileged ports work differently with iOS than with Android & Unix.
You proved that yourself. So did Tyrone. And so did I. We all did.
Nothing was "proved" about differences between multiple OSes. All that was demonstrated is that there is at least one app on iOS that can create a
Samba server which listens on port 445.
If anything, Android is the odd one out.
For you to now claim that's a "lie" is rather odd, Chris, is it not?
(Did you buy too many arguments this week?)
BTW, did you see my public apology to the Windows newsgroup yet?
No. It's very hard to keep up with your scattergun method of posting.
On Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:31:15 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote :
As for iOS being "normal UNIX", Chris & Tyrone already proved last week
that iOS is anything but normal UNIX when it comes to privileged ports.
We did no such thing. Why lie so obviously?
Privileged ports work differently with iOS than with Android & Unix.
You proved that yourself. So did Tyrone. And so did I. We all did.
BTW, did you see my public apology to the Windows newsgroup yet?
