Comments on: My iPhone Got Pwned

By: eva

eva — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:03:14 +0000

iphone rocks, 5555555

By: graffiksguru

graffiksguru — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:23:10 +0000

First off I agree with Kai, it sounds a little weird pwning your iphone. Even though I know what pwned means, I just think its stupid thats all. If you mean owned, why not just type "owned" So what if some idiot misspelled the word 8 years ago, and everyone else decided to copy him.

Why we decide to further the use of the word is beyond me.

Nice work on owning your iphone.

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:59:22 +0000

next generation... omg... Apple "rucks".

By: Cat Chen

Cat Chen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:08:47 +0000

Rumor says that, there will be force feedback for the next generation of iPhone.

By: Cat Chen

Cat Chen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:07:00 +0000

Wait for the iPwner for iPod Touch, and the Windows version of the software.

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:47:24 +0000

I saw a comment on Digg saying Nokia's killing advantage over iPhone is that it gets REAL buttons -_-, haha

By: Yu Zhiding

Yu Zhiding — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:23:58 +0000

Well...I'd rather own an N95, since iPhone's appearance just doesn't fit my taste:-)

By: Elliott Ng

Elliott Ng — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:09:02 +0000

Nice! You should take pictures of the pwn'ed iphone and what kind of applications you're most excited about having on the iphone. It appears you are a real h4xx0r. ;)

By: Aw Guo

Aw Guo — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:14:20 +0000

I just wanna pwn my iTouch. It's still now working in the way as i had wished :(

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:47:47 +0000

I use "own" or "pwn" to mean "destroy/defeat." If I "pwned" you, I destroyed/defeated you. The wikipedia entry makes, sense too, but it is important to understand the context of "totally controlling" someone. For example, if you consistently kill (destroy/defeat/beat) someone in Counter-Strike or Halo or Starcraft, the meaning of "total control" is more like "I can defeat you so easily/completely, it is as if I can control you what you think and do." Therefore, "own" is similar to "owning" someone, as a master would own a slave. The master controls the slave, just like a better player in a game can dictate (control) when the other player lives or dies.

When you talk abou "pwning" your iPhone, it sounds a bit awkward, mainly because the context is somewhat inappropriate and different to when "own/pwn" is usually used (in competitive situations). It sounds a bit silly to say you were competing against your iPhone and you "owned" it.

As for "pwning" your internet...well, if you're referring to Chinese government censorship, CNReviews has a few posts to help you "pwn" those censors here and here.