Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 12th Jun 2007 01:16 UTC
When Steve Jobs mentioned a few weeks ago that there will be "some sort of app development" for the iPhone, everyone assumed he meant widgets. Widgets are less powerful than native applications, and depending on the underlying OS hooks offered, they can be even less powerful than J2ME apps. But when Jobs came out today to outright sell us Web 2.0 and said that "no SDK required", I felt cheated.
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RE[2]: Not so great with EDGE
by Eugenia on Tue 12th Jun 2007 10:24
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RE[3]: Not so great with EDGE
by Moochman on Tue 12th Jun 2007 10:28
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Don't count YouTube out.
Also, the latest version of Yahoo Mail has built in Yahoo IM, courtesy of Flash. So IM over Flash is a definite possibility, and likely the performance would be better than with AJAX. I can imagine Skype over Flash being a possibility as well, or even a PDF viewer if one was so inclined. And don't forget the kiddies' never-ending voracity for games!!!!
If neither Flash nor J2ME support is included, though, then Apple have really painted themselves into a corner if you ask me.
Edited 2007-06-12 10:32
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You bring up a good point about Meebo, that IM applications could be doable after all, but ultimately how well a low-powered ARM CPU can pull it off remains to be seen.
Also, Eugenia: So what if Flash support would mean Flash ads are possible? It would also mean that Flash apps would be possible, and that is a very exciting prospect!
Edited 2007-06-12 10:23