i think apple is a bit more open then this. i haven’t downloaded their sdk nor read any code, but since it is based on bsd, i’d assume that they wouldn’t go to far from standard c/c++ and maybe apple script or perl. there is supposedly opengl support on the phone, so i can’t wait to see up coming games in the next months. and this is definately more open then brew.

the other real competitor (sorry if i don’t think symbian is real competition – but they’re not) is j2me. now, apple not allowing sun to put java on the iphone is worrisome. i don’t think that most java apps would run natively on the iphone, but with minimul porting the app store could have thousands of apps over night if apple would allow sun to put java on the app store.

as for someone’s comment about not allowing other browsers on the iphone to compete with safari – i don’t think they can even if they were on the phone. i’ve used most mobile web browsers (from opera (wm), opera mini, palm (native one, xlino – think that was the name of it), black berry) none do ajax, only opera has tabbed browsing, no one has the resizing cababilities. the only thing i miss on my iphone safari is flash (which is only on wm – and i think the bb too) and google bookmarks integration (which is only on my standard firefox and is a full google toolbar on any other pc browser).

as far as speed of development; they have vnc on the phone (i just need to setup a vpn so that i can feel nice and secure to use it off my network), but i don’t want to have to vnc to a computer to ssh to another. and citrix? what’s up with that, again vnc to one computer to use citrix on another. and teathering – i have to unlock it to teather it – stupid!

i suppose the point is that the iphone is a full blown computer as far as its features go. you just have to jump through hoops to get some things done (setup a vpn tunnel to vnc to a location, launch citrix, launch remote desktop, launch landesk, and look at an end users’ machine on an iphone on the other side of the world!

i don’t care if they oppen up the app store, just allow me to run simple scripts (shell, perl, python – i don’t care) to automate some of my jumping through hoops and i’ll be happy.

“Apple cannot play favorites if it wants to become the dominant mobile Web platform.”

Um… Why not? I’ll bet they can. They did with iTunes. They did with the iPod. It doesn’t necessarily sit well with me, either, but I’ll wager they can, in fact, do exactly that.

If you don’t like it, there’s a simple solution Don’t buy the iPhone.

Apple can do whatever it wants. It’s a public company and their responsibility is ultimately to serve their shareholders not the consumers.
Apple is perfectly correct in blocking apps that they think would affect their core business. Wouldn’t you if you were Apple?

Doesn’t mean I like the practice but it’s a fact of life. Not everything can be open and free willy.

Regarding social networks, although there’s a problem with walled-gardens – according to this author, “the whole milieu in which these concerns of openness and portability are contained is badly broken.”

and you sir is a blinded, idiotic, moronic apple fanboy. and dont tell me im a windows fanboy cuz i might just smash this macbook pro of mine on your head.

wake up idiot! and oh if you want to debate with tech stuff and such. do email me and il bring you to school.

No where in there does it state that “upon approval”, “must meet requirements”, etc… They are using distribution in the app store as a major selling benefit This could be construed as false advertising.

Don’t think some lawyer isn’t going to recognize the buzz oppty here to make a name for themselves suing Apple on behalf of disgruntled developers. The opening for false advertising is there. It has nothing to do with apple being obligated to be open and fair.

-Robb

Shows just how transparently shallow their knowledge really is.

Lawsuits? On what grounds?

Why is Apple obligated to be “open and fair”?

Did Apple ever promise developers they would be?