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I've done it, and hearing that makes me want to delete it. BB developer tools are horrible. BB ignores developer questions on their own forums, even though they
by Canada 12y ago
I've done it, and hearing that makes me want to delete it. BB developer tools are horrible. BB ignores developer questions on their own forums, even though they appear to have about as much traffic as my blog: Almost none. Also, the 90s called. It wants it's developer portal back. It actually asks if you want to restrict your app to certain carriers, (please, tell me more about neutrality!) and for export license numbers if you encrypt anything. You have to apply to a manual process for push messaging IDs, which demands everything short of pissing in a cup. And don't even get me started on the latency of message delivery.
Want apps? Try fixing half of that and see what happens.
And I never got the free device I was promised.
- walterbell 12y agoAn "API neutrality" proposal would make more sense. E.g. Apple wouldn't need to develop iMessage clients for non-Apple platforms, but they would not be able to block non-Apple platform client apps (developed by anyone) from connecting to the API. See HTTP, IMAP, Exchange, NFS, Windows SMB, etc.
- declan 12y agoApple develops iMessage, and gives it away for free on iOS, as a way to make its own platforms more attractive. Let's say this hypothetical "API neutrality" proposal were to go through -- note the actual letter from Blackberry's CEO never mentioned the phrase "API"[1] -- then Apple might simply stop developing iMessage. Unless your hypothetical law forces them to make the API available and keep it available indefinitely to all comers, effectively subsidizing their competitors out of their own pocket. [1] http://blogs.blackberry.com/2015/01/blackberry-net-neutrality/ http://blogs.blackberry.com/2015/01/blackberry-net-neutralit...
- walterbell 12y ago> Apple might simply stop developing iMessage Or they might find other ways to make Apple platforms more attractive, without forced bundling of service APIs and platform clients. Today, many customers use Apple's Mail client to access multiple email services. Since iMessage competitors (e.g. WhatsApp, BBM) would face the same regulations, Apple would have the option of supporting multiple message APIs in their client, giving customers more choice among competing services, and giving customers more choice among competing clients on each platform. We have years of data on Apple restrictions on web browser rendering on iOS, they have many possible mechanisms to advantage native clients of open APIs.
- jbob2000 12y ago> It actually asks if you want to restrict your app to certain carriers, Google play allows you to do this too.
- Canada 12y agoI didn't notice that. Google's developer console works so well I don't spend much time looking at anything but crash reports and install stats.