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This is ridiculous!! There is no problem with limiting software distribution channels for your own hardware in order to have a meaningful quality assurance. W

by bostand 10y ago

This is ridiculous!! There is no problem with limiting software distribution channels for your own hardware in order to have a meaningful quality assurance. What the DoJ should instead focus on is the crazy rules apple imposes in order to limit any competition. For example you can not publish apps that compete with their own stuff (that's why we don't have a real chrome or Firefox in iphone). Even more ridiculous is that you are not even allowed to mention apple competitors. Saying this app also support android wear will get you thrown out of the store.

xxs 10y ago
Take the ban of any JIT alike executable - Java, Javascript engines, virtually any web rendered.
nfriedly 10y ago
I was working on a demo web app that does speech-to-text transcription. This requires that the browser support microphone access, which Safari doesn't. The site originally said that it worked in Chrome Firefox and Edge, but I finally got rid of that text and replaced it with feature detection at load-time because of how many times iPhone users reported it not working in Chrome or Firefox on their iPhone. (It works fine in Chrome and Firefox on Android.)
tracker1 10y ago
They have a complete vertical monopoly in a dominant (not lead) integration environment where migration to competitors is restrictive. Also, when I buy a toaster, I should be allowed to take it apart and replace the power cable if I so need/choose to. Apple is stopping me from doing the same with my iThing(tm), which is wrong.
- bostand 10y ago
  That's a pretty bad analogy :( A better analogy would be that your Apple toaster only works with Apple power outlets and only accepts bread made or approved by Apple.
  - tracker1 10y ago
    In general, I'm just opposed to locked down platforms... I may never install a 3rd party build of anything on my phone, but I tend to buy phones that I could. I'm still pissed at Asus (and the FCC) for locking down my latest router (no tomato option).
    - bostand 10y ago
      Off topic: I don't think Asus had much of a choice in that particular case...
      - tracker1 10y ago
        Hence the (And the FCC) comment... there's a number of things that Asus could do. Certify third party firmware configs. Abstract the radio firmware interface to lock down certain bandwidth ranges, and signal power. I know it can take a while... still pissed about it.
  - ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
    That bread also must be baked in an Apple Oven, because last I checked XCode only works on Mac OS

by bostand 10y ago

xxs 10y ago

Take the ban of any JIT alike executable - Java, Javascript engines, virtually any web rendered.

nfriedly 10y ago

I was working on a demo web app that does speech-to-text transcription. This requires that the browser support microphone access, which Safari doesn't. The site originally said that it worked in Chrome Firefox and Edge, but I finally got rid of that text and replaced it with feature detection at load-time because of how many times iPhone users reported it not working in Chrome or Firefox on their iPhone. (It works fine in Chrome and Firefox on Android.)

tracker1 10y ago

They have a complete vertical monopoly in a dominant (not lead) integration environment where migration to competitors is restrictive. Also, when I buy a toaster, I should be allowed to take it apart and replace the power cable if I so need/choose to. Apple is stopping me from doing the same with my iThing(tm), which is wrong.

bostand 10y ago
That's a pretty bad analogy :( A better analogy would be that your Apple toaster only works with Apple power outlets and only accepts bread made or approved by Apple.
- tracker1 10y ago
  In general, I'm just opposed to locked down platforms... I may never install a 3rd party build of anything on my phone, but I tend to buy phones that I could. I'm still pissed at Asus (and the FCC) for locking down my latest router (no tomato option).
  - bostand 10y ago
    Off topic: I don't think Asus had much of a choice in that particular case...
    - tracker1 10y ago
      Hence the (And the FCC) comment... there's a number of things that Asus could do. Certify third party firmware configs. Abstract the radio firmware interface to lock down certain bandwidth ranges, and signal power. I know it can take a while... still pissed about it.
- ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
  That bread also must be baked in an Apple Oven, because last I checked XCode only works on Mac OS