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I'd like to see Apple open up the iPhone to 3rd party developers.
I just don't buy their argument that they need to "protect the network from viruses" or whatever. I mean, come on. The network can or should be able to protect itself. And the benefits of having 3rd party apps on the iPhone is just potentially huge.
Anyone have any ideas about what we can do to convince Apple? Shall we start a petition? :)
Anyone have any ideas about what we can do to convince Apple? Shall we start a petition? :)
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UPDATE: Apple will allow developers to create apps for the iPhone via Safari, its browser. A lot of people are disappointd that they can't create standalone apps for the iPhone at this point, but as a Web apps developer I think it's a perfectly fine place to start.
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Inappropriate?It's egomania, and it's very disappointing to a person like me who chooses his platforms based on the quality of the development experience.
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Inappropriate?In my opinion, people who want to hack the platform will figure out how to do it, regardless of Apple's refusal to officially support 3rd-party software. For example, literally hundreds of iPod hacks and unofficial add-ons exist outside of Apple's official collection.
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Inappropriate?UPDATE: Apple will allow developers to create apps for the iPhone via Safari, its browser. A lot of people are disappointd that they can't create standalone apps for the iPhone at this point, but as a Web apps developer I think it's a perfectly fine place to start.
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Inappropriate?Yes, but if what you want is a screensaver that shows constantly updated Tweets from Twitter that's always on and backwards scrollable until you unlock the phone, Safari just ain't gonna cut it.
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Inappropriate?Perhaps, but a lot depends on the Safari/iPhone integration. With AJAX and full-screen Safari display you could indeed build the app you just described--minus the lock-mode.
Again, if Safari on the iPhone is as full-featured as they say it's a good place to start. But it's not the end all be all.
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Inappropriate?I for one am happy with their choice. Rather than concentrate my acquisition of knowledge on a brand new API they come up with, I can translate existing skills.
I can spend that extra brain time discovering where safari gets things wrong!
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Inappropriate?I imagine that the next phase of this strategy is dashboard-style widget development. mini-apps implemented through HTML, CSS, and JS that run locally.
They will then start to bake in tighter integration through javascript.
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