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Why We Still Need the iPhone App Black Market

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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RE[4]: iPhone Dev will evolve

by Arun on Thu 24th Jul 2008 15:54 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: iPhone Dev will evolve"

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Did you not read my disclaimer? I own AAPL stock. I love the fact that people like you would be willing to pay $0.99 to change your desktop wallpaper. I love the fact that you pay the price of a full song for a clip of song that you already bought. I love it. Keep it up sheep.

I don't give a damn what stock you own. If you had half a brain you would have replied to my post intelligently and not regurgitated your nonsense.

Don't you realize that they introduce artificial limitations for the sole purpose of nickel and dimeing you? You can expect this from the cell phone industry, but now it is making its way into the computer industry as your iPhone IS a computer. Expecting that type of behavior is okay, accepting it is not.

The last I checked the iPhone was a cellphone and AT&T required a contract. When Apple starts doing that on a Mac let me know. Until then keep your ignorance to your self.

Edited 2008-07-24 15:55 UTC

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