Oh, on second thought, don’t allow. I opened the mapping application and clicked the locate button because I actually wanted to be asked if I want to allow this application to know where I am. Yes, thanks. Apple recently mocked Windows Vista’s UAC security implementation, but the quirks of the new location-based are adding a pseudo-UAC experience on the iPhone.
Fix it, Apple.
On the other hand, I’m not having nearly as bad a time as most others are reporting with the new software and third-party applications. I’ve only had one random crash which happened with the WHERE application, but otherwise it’s been smooth sailing. The finance application from Bloomberg is fantastic – it gives charts and stock quotes alongside their news headlines in a simple and speedy interface. It’s one of the few that doesn’t seem to be simply a mobile-optimized website as its own application (I’m looking at you – BofA Mobile Banking). Here’s hoping that iPhone 2.1 software is released with a slew of bug fixes before I buy my iPhone 3G.