We previously opined that the Final Days would be marked by an epic duel -- comparable to that between Elijah and the Antichrist, or the Mahdi and the Dajjâl -- between the two most gigantic figures in the known universe: Google (the All-Powerful) and Wikipedia (the All-Wise).
Yet now, with the signal victory of mighty Apple over Samsung, it would appear that the Day of Reckoning shall be a shoot-out among three figures, exactly like the grand finale of “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.
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| Apple slaying Samsung, thus establishing its right to a monopoly on Everything |
Theologians are working on the problem even as we speak.
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[Update: The Antichrist struts his stuff:
http://worldofdrjustice.blogspot.com/2012/08/flash-apple-declares-bankruptcy.html ]
[Update 4 September 2012] Apple is watching U.
Hackers strike back:
Hackers on Monday posted online what might be the crown jewel of data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch's, all purportedly stolen from the FBI.
Even worse, there may be 11 million more Apple device IDs yet to be released, many with full user names, addresses and telephone numbers attached.
"Why exposing [sic] this personal data?" asked the unnamed writer of the Pastebin posting announcing the data dump, who claimed to be affiliated with the anti-government hacktivist group AntiSec. "Well, we have learnt it seems quite clear nobody pays attention if you just come and say 'Hey, FBI is using your device details and info and who the [expletive] knows what the hell are they experimenting with that," well sorry, but nobody will care."
Apple unique device identification numbers (UDIDs) establish a single iOS device's identity in the Apple ecosystem, letting iTunes and app developers know which device is running what. It's what locks most iOS devices into installing only software from the iTunes App Store, and what lets game developers keep track of each user's high score.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/04/hackers-leak-1-million-apple-device-ids/
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