> the suggestion that a process of the OS would actively monitor, > report on, and possibly deactivate your device's software is unreasonable
Well, there actually is a standard protocol for mobile devices to precisely do that !
It is called "Diagnostics and Monitoring" (DiagMon) and "Software Components Management Objects" (SCOMO) and is specified by the Device Management (DM) working group of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), the folks who specify most mobile applications protocols (including the infamous WAP, MMS, etc.)
It turns out that most mobile operators will make this feature mandatory to cater for the needs of entreprise IT departments
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> the suggestion that a process of the OS would actively monitor,
> report on, and possibly deactivate your device's software is unreasonable
Well, there actually is a standard protocol for mobile devices to precisely do that !
It is called "Diagnostics and Monitoring" (DiagMon) and "Software Components Management Objects" (SCOMO) and is specified by the Device Management (DM) working group of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), the folks who specify most mobile applications protocols (including the infamous WAP, MMS, etc.)
It turns out that most mobile operators will make this feature mandatory to cater for the needs of entreprise IT departments
and -yes- WinMob and Symbian have this feature