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by gcb 5277 days ago
a phone in guest mode would be totally useless.

case 1: no apps. guest has to install apps. will guest have a itunes/android market account? does he enter his Credit card to buy paid ones he want to use?

case 2: apps with no data from real user. He opens up foursquare/yelp to look for a restaurant... has to create profile
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schiffern 5277 days ago
Looking at the mocked-up screenshots in the article, he's proposing that the user customize which apps are available. Note "Configure Guest Access" in Settings.app.
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dextorious 5277 days ago
"""case 2: apps with no data from real user. He opens up foursquare/yelp to look for a restaurant... has to create profile"""

And that somehow makes it totally useless?

He can: talk on the phone, check his email on the web browser, surf to anything he likes, use any other app that doesn't require a profile, play a game, ..., ..., ...

Even calling case 1 "totally useless" is retarded. He can still do tons of stuff (call, browse, use as calculator, ...) except run apps.

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