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I agree with this, and would like to expand on it a bit. For me personally, I do not mind that the iPad is "simple" or even single tasking. The problem is that
by tensor 17y ago
I agree with this, and would like to expand on it a bit. For me personally, I do not mind that the iPad is "simple" or even single tasking. The problem is that the software that is run on it is controlled. Worse, it is controlled by a company who has already demonstrated that they are happy to deny applications based on money interests or the opinions of their primarily US market.
Last year they decided joke political apps were "not worth offending their user base" for and banned them. This year they ban all applications related to sexuality for the same reason. Web browsers and email clients are banned for money interests. It goes without saying that apps like itunes are banned.
What is next? Apps related to evolution and science? Any 3rd party apps related to music? Who knows. Maybe nothing, maybe all those things.
This sets a FAR more dangerous precedent than Microsoft's monopoly on the OS market. And as this article correctly points out, very few people outside of IT will care. For them it will be "why isn't there app X, guess IT people are just boring/uncreative/didn't think of it, oh well."
This level of control is enough for me to buy an alternative product, even if it may not be quite as good.
- rimantas 17y agoWhat is next? Apps related to evolution and science? Any 3rd party apps related to music? Who knows. Maybe nothing, maybe all those things. There is a name for that: FUD. How do you know, maybe Apple will release cure for cancer as an app. Will they be evil then too?
- Slashed 17y agoOK, if Apple will release such an app... let's not start this topic. Instead, consider this example: I've built a software that allows publishers to distribute their books on many devices at once: Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, etc. Do you think Apple and Amazon will allow me to release such apps for their devices? I doubt it. The only way left for me is to write it as a webapp. Such control is bad for free market in general.
- ErrantX 17y agoAmazon probably not. Apple: absolutely. There are a few such apps (based on your description) like that already :)
- rimantas 17y agoDo you think Apple and Amazon will allow me to releas such apps for their devices? I doubt it. The only way left for me is to write it as a webapp. Such control is bad for free market in general. First you assume Apple won't allow such an app. Then you reason on your assumption which may have nothing to do with reality. That's exactly what I call FUD. BTW, I bought a kindle edition of the book yesterday on Amazon.com and was reading it on my iPhone with a free kindle app. I assume, that if I had Kindle too, I'd be able to read said book on both devices. Apple did not care much where music on you iPod came from — why should they care where do books on iPhone/iPad come from? The more content available, the more useful the device is. It is hardware that makes money for Apple, and if something helps to sell more of it it is good for Apple.
- Groxx 17y agoI think Amazon would block it ASAP on the Kindle, actually. Their SDK license specifically states that you can't make a "generic reader". In the reverse of these arguments, how about the DRM shenanigans around music only a few years ago? Apple was at the front of removing it.