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I've said as much in the comment thread on the basic article, but basically all of the limitations baked into the SDK boil down to one primary lesson: Apple thi
by rcoder 19y ago
I've said as much in the comment thread on the basic article, but basically all of the limitations baked into the SDK boil down to one primary lesson: Apple thinks that they, and only they, can and should decide what software will run on the iPhone.
If I were an independent developer on the Mac platform, I would personally see this as a slap in the face. Indies spent years keeping the Mac alive as a viable platform while the big vendors ignored it. Now, Apple has chosen to give preferential treatment to the same enterprise and entertainment concerns that once shunned them.
The losers will be the indies, hobbyists, open source developers, and everyone else whose labor kept the platform alive through the dark years.
I've been buying Macs for almost 15 years, but my current system will sadly be my last, unless Apple stops showing such contempt for the intelligence of their own long-time supporters.
- derefr 19y agoAre you sure? Could it be that AT&T thinks that AT&T->Apple, and only AT&T->Apple, can and should decide what software will run on "their" phones? If you compare the attitudes of cellphone manufacturers with cellular network carriers over the last decade, the manufacturers have almost always wanted open solutions, while the carriers have almost always tried to keep things closed. Apple is, in this case, acting much more like a carrier than a manufacturer, and I think that this might say less about them, and more about their relationship with Cingular/AT&T.