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The obvious problem of allowing arbitrary programs on the iPhone is that it opens the door to piracy. That's the main reason why Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo sp
by jstevens85 17y ago
The obvious problem of allowing arbitrary programs on the iPhone is that it opens the door to piracy. That's the main reason why Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo spend a huge amount of resources trying to prevent hackers from opening up their game consoles.
Considering that Apple is going hard for the games market, they need to enforce strict control to get games publishers on side.
- pyre 17y agoThat's a hard pill to swallow for me. Apple didn't seem that interested in the iPhone becoming a gaming platform until the success of games in the AppStore forced them to pay attention to the market for them. At the very least, this was not their original plan for the AppStore and the 'iron fist' that they wield today.