Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 24th Jul 2008 00:09 UTC
There are no less than five apps to turn my iPhone into a flashlight, yet I can't turn it into a 3G-powered Wi-Fi hotspot. Why? Because the SDK has more restrictions than Guantanamo-devs can't integrate with the OS and have to steer way, way clear of copyright and trademark issues-so the most innovative, game-changing apps might not ever make it to your squeaky clean iPhone." An editorial by Gizmodo. Many kinds of apps (from multi-IM apps running on the background, to copy/paste) require the level of system integration that either is not possible via the existing official API, or that Apple artificially limits via lawyers.
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Could you tell me what's wrong with paying if you can actually afford it? I personally could care less about spending $.99 more or $99 more if it provides a convenient environment. Not everyone is cheap and if you are I suggest you start researching ways into making more money so that you won't go foaming at the mouth and calling everyone who considers buying ringtones "sheep".
Same for iMacs - some people just don't give a shit about cost -they could buy several computers right now and throw them away. 4 years is so distant it doesn't even exist.
It's a shame really - use what you want, buy a $100 computer with FreeDOS preinstalled or whatever. But generalisations like that never work. It's like calling all Linux users 'nerds' because their OS has a selection of great shells by default.