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The most pointless article ever. Mobile phones are not new things! iPhone is just another mobile phone.No one is going to stop developing in Flash or Java just
by strayLolCat1 19y ago
The most pointless article ever. Mobile phones are not new things! iPhone is just another mobile phone.No one is going to stop developing in Flash or Java just because it doesn't work on iPhone. Those who wanna cater to the iPhone market will make a "watered down version" of the app. Just the way an m site is developed for mobile browser.Thats it.
- jsjenkins168 19y agoThe iPhone is more than "just another mobile phone". It is a paradigm shift in the wireless industry by a very influential company. It is widely gaining acceptance so as a developer, supporting it is a very important consideration. Simply "watering down" your app is not always possible when you are trying to do things besides serve simple HTML with no hardware interaction.
- strayLolCat1 19y agoI agree with you, iPhone is not just a mobile phone..its a LOT more than . But how much has the mobile phone industry influenced the formats targeted for desktop till date? Just because of the fact that Apple dont want Flash or Java on their device doesnt mean its the end of these formats. If another device maker come up with a cheaper phone with a more powerful browser, with support for Java and Flash, things will change. Always, the fittest will survive. Flash and java are necessary evils(if you think they are evil). I dont care about the Apple logo. As of now N800 is far more better than the iPhone. And no, i dont care if you dare to call your mp3 player "ipod".
- uuilly 19y agoI think that, like the .com bubble, the importance of the iPhone will be overestimated in the short term and underestimated in the long term.