[CAP] Apple Prohibits Emergency Warning on iPhone 3G?

[Jim Trawick]

The same language is included in the legalese of almost every integrated 
circuit ever made. We all know that ICs are used in nuclear reactors, life 
support and public warning systems. The fine print doesn't even keep them 
from being used in spacecraft (the ultimate critical life-support system). 
All they are saying is, in the high-stakes world, if somebody sues you, even 
if it was their component that failed, you're on your own.

Art's suggested caveat (strengthened by appropriate lawyers specializing in 
tort law) is more than appropriate. In today's litigious society, it's a 
corporate survival necessity. And be aware of a few state laws which 
prohibit the enforcement of such caveats, or limit their effect. For all of 
their alarmist rhetoric, Apple won't be protected there, either.

All that said, if you're skittish about taking chances, then emergency 
management probably isn't your ideal career choice. Personally, I'd rather 
risk a lawsuit than have to say at the end of the day that I saw the danger 
and did nothing. Others in this business are risking an awful lot more. The 
least I can do is try to give them some tools.

Even on an iPhone.

    Jim Trawick, Senior  Engineer
    viaRadio Corporation