Unboxing a new gadget is always a fun experience, but it’s usually marred somewhat by the setup process. Either your device has been in a box for months, or it’s just now launching and ships in the box with pre-release software. Either way, the first thing you have to do is connect to Wi-Fi and wait several minutes for an OS update to download and install. The issue is so common that going through a lengthy download is an expected part of buying anything that connects to the Internet.
But what if you could update the device while it’s still in the box? That’s the latest plan cooked up by Apple, which is close to rolling out a system that will let Apple Stores wirelessly update new iPhones while they’re still in their boxes. The new system is called “Presto.”
↫ Ron Amadeo at Ars Technica
That’s a lot of engineering for a small inconvenience. Just the way I like my engineering.
“They only pretend to be turned off” – RMS
niebuszewo,
That is indeed an interesting point. If apple can do this, it seems that NSA spys might acquire the capability as well
I really wished to would have worked on making updates quick instead. No need for this if updates would take 1-2 minutes and be small to download.
This just feel, creepy in some way and like something that could be exploited.