Comments on: 3rd Parties on the iPhone? http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/ opinion and news on mobile gadgets and development Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:25:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: grouchal http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-10 grouchal Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:53:51 +0000 http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-10 I think that the Apple has now said no to the developer community.This is a shame - I enjoyed the D5 interview with Mr G and Mr J and thought the talk of openness and things was good. You are right but if they allow us onto the platform I would not like to be kept out of a market even if it does mean re-writing my code. Personally I also think the iPhone will not be the success that analysts think I think believe that it will become a bit player and have less market share than the mac in the PC business. It will create a new eco-system for web apps and I think that this is good, The Safari windows announcement is especially interesting. I think that the Apple has now said no to the developer community.This is a shame - I enjoyed the D5 interview with Mr G and Mr J and thought the talk of openness and things was good. You are right but if they allow us onto the platform I would not like to be kept out of a market even if it does mean re-writing my code.

Personally I also think the iPhone will not be the success that analysts think I think believe that it will become a bit player and have less market share than the mac in the PC business. It will create a new eco-system for web apps and I think that this is good, The Safari windows announcement is especially interesting.

]]> By: mobile things » Blog Archive » iPhone 3rd parties a let down http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-8 mobile things » Blog Archive » iPhone 3rd parties a let down Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:24:38 +0000 http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-8 [...] As I previously stated - there is speculation that apple will allow 3rd parties on the iPhone [...] […] As I previously stated - there is speculation that apple will allow 3rd parties on the iPhone […]

]]> By: David Bennett http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-7 David Bennett Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:39:53 +0000 http://mobile-things.com/development/3rd-parties-on-the-iphone/#comment-7 Job’s stance against Java has nothing to do its popularity or size and everything to do with keeping the iPhone proprietary. If Apple were to support Java, they would have to support open standards which would mean that applications would be portable to other mobile devices. This is the same proprietary, closed system strategy that Microsoft has been using to maintain their strangle hold on various markets. Of course, the Mac groupies will buy anything Apple creates. I am hoping the developer community just says no to the iPhone. Job’s stance against Java has nothing to do its popularity or size and everything to do with keeping the iPhone proprietary. If Apple were to support Java, they would have to support open standards which would mean that applications would be portable to other mobile devices. This is the same proprietary, closed system strategy that Microsoft has been using to maintain their strangle hold on various markets. Of course, the Mac groupies will buy anything Apple creates. I am hoping the developer community just says no to the iPhone.

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