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I highly doubt this will be approved. There is no way Apple is letting a third party come and play on their turf in the mobile browser market. Not to mention th
by niravs 16y ago
I highly doubt this will be approved. There is no way Apple is letting a third party come and play on their turf in the mobile browser market. Not to mention this would mean Apple would not have full control of who the default search provider is.
- davidmurphy 16y agoI disagree this is "their turf."
- ryanhuff 16y agoIf you view this in the context of a shopping mall, then its certainly their property, and within their rights to choose who can have a presence within their property. That's how I think Apple views the Appstore.
- numbchuckskills 16y agoFunny that is exactly how Microsoft viewed Windows/IE.
- rmc 16y agoApple's property? If I have an iPhone, I have to pay for it. That makes it my property. And that's why I don't have an iPhone.
- silversmith 16y ago'I have an iPhone' is the same as 'I have a shopping cart' - in both cases you still don't own the shopping mall, just a way of interacting with it.
- oconnore 16y agoThis comparison doesn't work. For starters, shopping carts are free, given to you for your own convenience. Furthermore, you don't need a shopping cart to use the mall.
- ryanhuff 16y agoThere is a distinction between the physical hardware that you purchased, and the electronic services that you access using the device. The argument of whether you should be able to install any app you want is another matter.
- csallen 16y agoUsers having to download Opera Mini from the App Store is hardly competition for the phone's default search provider.
- niravs 16y agoWhat if Opera gains significant share on the iPhone? Now Apple doesn't have as much leverage against Google. That's really what I meant to say.