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What matters is that the items Apple hangs the "open source" sign on are the fundaments. MS not so. e.g. Apple has open sourced the core OS and WebKit (Safari
by silvestrov 17y ago
What matters is that the items Apple hangs the "open source" sign on are the fundaments. MS not so.
e.g. Apple has open sourced the core OS and WebKit (Safari's html engine). MS has open sourced neither.
Nokia uses WebKit. Android does. etc. Nobody uses IEmobile unless forced to.
Oh, and didn't MS actually pull the iStore scam with Zune, and only lost due to low markedshare of the Zune and being unable to come to proper terms with the RIAA because MS was too focused on DRM?
- jeremychone 17y agoWell, iPhone is the only platform where the OS Vendor solely choose what application can be distributed or not. This is what I am against.
- rpledge 17y agoThat isn't true: Xbox/PlayStation/Nintendo control what software can be run as well. They always point to the crappy titles that the Atari 2600 ended up with and claim quality control. Not that I necessarily disagree with you though
- jeremychone 17y agoAgain, those have always been closed system. Mobile was opening up, and Apple is closing it back.
- stcredzero 17y agoApple has open sourced the core OS and WebKit I thought WebKit was Open Source before Apple used it to build Safari?