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I often wonder what it would be like if the iPhone followed Steve Jobs original announcement and stated vision. There was no mention of an app store, at all. Ap
by cronix 6y ago
I often wonder what it would be like if the iPhone followed Steve Jobs original announcement and stated vision. There was no mention of an app store, at all. Apps were to be, basically, PWA's using html and javascript with api's to hardware. They called it "web 2.0 + ajax" and claimed if you knew how to write apps using the "latest web standards," you could write apps just as good as apples native apps. If you wanted to update your app, you just update your server hosting the app.
Here's the specific portion of the original Jobs iPhone announcement that I'm referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQ9JNm_qWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQ9JNm_qWc
- asdff 6y agoI think their hand was forced when the first iPhone was jailbroken, and able to install 3rd party apps within six months of release.
- orangecat 6y agoclaimed if you knew how to write apps using the "latest web standards," you could write apps just as good as apples native apps Which was preposterously false then and still mostly false today.