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This criticism applies to Facebook as much as it does to Apple. Facebook apps, though usually built with more web technologies, still live in a walled garden an
by seregine 17y ago
This criticism applies to Facebook as much as it does to Apple. Facebook apps, though usually built with more web technologies, still live in a walled garden and require permission to operate.
"We're at a critical juncture in the evolution of software."
That's been true for the last 20 years. The software ecosystem evolves to meet users' needs; the walled gardens have their place and the free-for-all areas have theirs.
- mikebo 17y agoIt does. Replace "mobile device" with "social network", and any other occurrence of"mobile" with "social" and give it a read. Glass houses and all that.
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- frognibble 17y agoHewitt's criticism does not apply directly to Facebook. Facebook does not act as a gatekeeper. Facebook does not require approval or review before launch and operation of an application.
- mikebo 17y agoBut it does rule the platform with an iron fist, and the rules and APIs drastically change every 4-6 months. Ask Zynga, Slide or RockYou.
- aside 17y agoFacebook does require approval prior to launch in the App Gallery. Given all the recent scams within Games I am fairly certain that Facebook is getting far more aggressive about what gets into the Gallery. Apple is not perfect but beyond the App Store one can deploy an iPhone App within a company via the enterprise deployment.