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The positions that Apple wants to be able to control the entire experience and that Apple would approve an augmented Safari experience provided by a third-party
by thwarted 17y ago
The positions that Apple wants to be able to control the entire experience and that Apple would approve an augmented Safari experience provided by a third-party are at odds.
- ynniv 17y agoThey are, but those are the terms we have been given. Opera could have complied with them, but instead they have decided to make a scene.
- thwarted 17y agoApple allows, where "allows" means both "by the terms of service" and "exposes APIs to make that possible", apps that modify the way Safari works and the Safari web browser experience on the iPhone? (I'm asking, I honestly don't know).
- ynniv 17y agoNo, you can build a new application using the engine that powers "Safari". This includes page rendering, and more importantly JavaScript execution. The latter is important simply because the terms of service only allow 3rd party code execution using Apple's "interpreter". [ http://www.macworld.com/appguide/article.html?article=138409 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/article.html?article=138409 ]
- GHFigs 17y agoControl does not necessarily mean total control. For the record, there are other iPhone browsers. Here are some examples: http://www.macworld.com/appguide/article.html?article=138409 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/article.html?article=138409