[NEWS] App Catalog 'kill switch' live in webOS 1.2

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App Catalog 'kill switch' live in webOS 1.2

Remember that incomplete kill switch we stumbled across in the leaked webOS 1.2? Well, Palm finished it and reserves the right to implement it if they see fit. As mypre.com noted after reviewing the App Catalogs End-User Terms & Conditions:

“Palm reserves the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to add, remove, disable access to, block, or modify the App Catalog, and to add, remove, disable access to, block, or modify remotely any Applications previously downloaded to your device from the App Catalog.”

It is worth noting that every manufacturer has built such a kill switch into their software stores, be it Apple leading the way with the App Store to Microsoft confirming that their own Windows Mobile application store will have a kill switch. Since they are serving as the distributors of the product and thusly liable for the product they distribute, theyve all concluded that it is safest to have a remote removal method available to pull broken or malicious apps.
Palm only specifies the right to remove/disable “Applications previously downloaded to your device from the App Catalog.” From what we can tell, your homebrew apps and patches are safe.


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http://www.precentral.net/app-catalog-kill-switch-live-webos-12