Centralized app stores have to have a “kill switch” for legal reasons – I thus can’t understand the uproar about Microsoft’s.
ArsTechnica has now received a clarification from Microsoft on the feature:
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“In the vast majority of instances where an application is removed from Windows Marketplace for Mobile, users of this application will continue to be able to use these applications on their phones,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. “In the rare event an application from Marketplace exhibits harmful behavior or has unforeseen effects, Marketplace has the capability to remotely uninstall these applications. While we hope to avoid this scenario, we will make refunds available in such cases.”
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For me, this policy sounds sensible (especially due to the availability of third-party retailers like MobiHand) – any eekers, anyone?
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