iPhone Tethering App Released, Killed In 2 Hours 434
tjhayes writes "The iPhone App Store released an application called NetShare that allowed the iPhone to tether a laptop to the internet. It was priced at a $10 one-time fee. After being available for approximately 2 hours, the application has disappeared from the apps store. What exactly are AT&T/Apple trying to accomplish here?" They are trying to prove what is wrong with DRM, and demonstrate why hackers want to jailbreak the iPhone.
Re:It's back, you weenies (Score:5, Funny)
The story about it being back will show up tomorrow or the next day.
Slashdot is more of a weekly news/opinion magazine than a timely source of information. They should probably change it to "old news for slow nerds and propaganda about what our editors hate".
Re:What about outside the USA? (Score:5, Funny)
The U.S. is the only country that matters.
Whats funnier... (Score:2, Funny)
... is the fact that Apple has been switching sides on this issue:
First they allow, two hours later its gone, then after a day they allow once again and eventually bham its gone. Cant they make up their mind whether to allow the App or not.
C'mon Apple think about all the fanboys who think you are perfect*.
* Before you mod me as troll do note I am typing this on my Macbook Pro and was about to get this app after work when it jsut disappeared again.
Re:What is the big deal? (Score:3, Funny)
Apple is mostly image and branding. There is nothing Apple does that is unique. It's how people FEEL about Apple. If you disagree, instead of modding me flaimbait, how about citing some *objective* examples of where I am mistaken? Maybe the problem is all mine... I am just not as enthused by shiny stuff as other people are.
I support your point, Zune is equally good than an iPod because they have the same functionallity. *grin*
AT&T had to ban this (Score:5, Funny)
AT&T had to ban this to protect the network, the same reason Comcast has to ban BitTorrent. I'm sure all of you understand. It is very important to protect the network from new, predatory applications or we will never have innovation. Just look at how the plain old phone network collapsed and became totally useless after the courts forced the telcos to allow their customers to plug in unapproved phones. Overnight people were plugging in 3, 4, 5 phones, vastly exceeding the phone rental limits. Some were even using newfangled wireless phones that let them consume Precious Network Resources from places the Telcos never planned on, such as the yard or bathroom.
Re:What about outside the USA? (Score:5, Funny)
What, you're not suggesting that Americans are bad at geography? [youtube.com]
Re:What you talkin' about willis? (Score:5, Funny)
It depends. Between about 200 and 900 ms, the lag is annoying as hell, but once it gets above that, it's kind of entertaining since what will happen is largely unpredictable. Firefights in Alterac Valley when everyone is severely lagged are kind of like slapstick comedy. Players fall down and die for no apparent reason at all.
Windows Mobile has it for free (Score:1, Funny)
Windows Mobile smart phones have tethering capability built in. It's the Internet Sharing application.
It was rather amusing at the airport the other day. I had my laptop tethered to my WM smart phone via Bluetooth. Along comes some iPhone geek, laptop in bag, who rants about how he has an iPhone so he doesn't have to use the airport's overpriced WiFi.
I told him that I was using the AT&T 3G network on my laptop via my phone. That I didn't have to use a bitty screen for the net when I had a perfectly good laptop (remember, he did too; he just couldn't use his on the Internet without using the airport WiFi).
Then came the knife-twist: "Oh, you can't do that on Apple."
Re:I got mine (Score:3, Funny)
And here I was, getting an Apple to get away from the troubles Windows gave me...