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To be fair, I can't fault them for the VOIP issue, that sounds more like an AT&T thing, which I can understand....As for the Firefox issue, that's a bit of a lie.... The SDK says "An Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means, including without limitation through the use of a plugin architecture, calling other frameworks, other APIs or otherwise." So you could have a firefox versions, but plugins....no. So that's a little misleading. As for targeting Firefox specifically, that quote doesn't sound like it's saying that at all. BTW all my quotes are links directly from the article you sent, so I'm not taking anything out of context here.
As for the Sun Java port, it's not an issue with Apple the quote below clearly shows that Sun put conditions up regarding development on the Iphone, specifically, it had to be "open" or they didn't want to play ball. "Sun's VP of Java Marketing, Eric Klien, has been quoted saying he wants to bring Java to the iPhone now that the SDK makes the iPhone 'open'... but with Apple having a veto on which apps get authorised or not, surely the 'open' iPhone is only as open as Apple wants it to be - and why would Apple allow Java, which lets developers create their own code to run 'anywhere' - circumvent the iPhone SDK process?"
Now personally, I know it may not be a popular point of view, but if Apple is trying to position it's self as being the next smartphone OS, they want to to ensure they don't enter into the same trap that Microsoft has been engulfed in. Specifically, the more you open it up, the more spyware, viruses, and OS effecting apps begin to degrade the OS stability and user expectation of performance. Both of which have always been crucial to Apples business plan. Unpopular, maybe, but this article definitely came at the issue with a pre-anti-apple feel. The truth is Apple is obviously positioning them selves to take over the Smartphone market with their recent announcement that it would support Exchange communication, and activesync. Clearly they want into the business market, and they aren't willing to sacrifice their performance or usability to get there. On a personal note, that's more then ok with me, it's preferred.
As for the Sun Java port, it's not an issue with Apple the quote below clearly shows that Sun put conditions up regarding development on the Iphone, specifically, it had to be "open" or they didn't want to play ball. "Sun's VP of Java Marketing, Eric Klien, has been quoted saying he wants to bring Java to the iPhone now that the SDK makes the iPhone 'open'... but with Apple having a veto on which apps get authorised or not, surely the 'open' iPhone is only as open as Apple wants it to be - and why would Apple allow Java, which lets developers create their own code to run 'anywhere' - circumvent the iPhone SDK process?"
Now personally, I know it may not be a popular point of view, but if Apple is trying to position it's self as being the next smartphone OS, they want to to ensure they don't enter into the same trap that Microsoft has been engulfed in. Specifically, the more you open it up, the more spyware, viruses, and OS effecting apps begin to degrade the OS stability and user expectation of performance. Both of which have always been crucial to Apples business plan. Unpopular, maybe, but this article definitely came at the issue with a pre-anti-apple feel. The truth is Apple is obviously positioning them selves to take over the Smartphone market with their recent announcement that it would support Exchange communication, and activesync. Clearly they want into the business market, and they aren't willing to sacrifice their performance or usability to get there. On a personal note, that's more then ok with me, it's preferred.
