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I completely agree with you. I think that there are very smart reasons for why Steve Jobs did what he did. When the iPhone version 1.0 was released AT&T probab
by charlesju 18y ago
I completely agree with you. I think that there are very smart reasons for why Steve Jobs did what he did.
When the iPhone version 1.0 was released AT&T probably was still in the "I'm a big carrier, hear me roar" kind of mentality. But as the iPhone blew up, AT&T released that it needed to adjust quick, so perhaps that's how Apple was able to push through their SDK.
I think in general Apple just has to be more open with it's fan cult.
- tptacek 18y ago... or not. The iPhone has been embraced enthusiastically by the Mac developer market, and has attracted still more developers from outside it. Despite the fact that those same devs clearly are getting smacked around by Apple. 'Twas ever thus; find a longtime Mac developer without a story about how bad a dev partner Apple is. The fact is, 99.999% of the addressable market for iPhones does not concern itself with these "limitations". It might be irrational for Apple to open up more now.
- pchristensen 18y agoMost people will happily accept any restriction that makes their phone less of a PITA than their computer. Has anyone looked at normal cell phones lately? They don't do much, they have a million hard-to-use menus, and they don't crash or reboot. The goal of the iPhone is to improve on #1 and #2 and hold religiously to #3. And they will make a lot of money for doing that.
- stcredzero 18y agoEver since the 2.0 update, my iPhone crashes and reboots.
- pchristensen 18y agoIf the iPhone does become as unreliable as a computer, AppleT&T is in for some trouble. Let's hope the 2.1 update fixes this.