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On Apr 6, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
> 
> The iPad and iPhone prohibit you from installing anything other than safari.
> They prohibit flash.  And google voice.  And java.  And a million other
> things.  This is far worse than just including the browser with the device
> or OS.

I bring up this slashdot article:

http://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/04/09/2017232/Serious-New-Java-Flaw-Affects-All-Browsers?from=rss

because the article is incorrect on one particular count.  The exploit does not affect Mobile Safari on the iPhone platform, never did, and for all reasonable expectations never will.

--Rich P.








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