Infinite Loop: Macwelt gets more iPhone details out of Apple
Agh, what's the use of a smartphone if you can't install software you want or download software/songs via the wireless connection? I'm really sick of mobile provider politics and their fiefdoms crippling the potential of these devices. And if Apple, who has a good history of aggressively breaking down barriers like these (see iTunes Store, in re music and movies) still can't manage to convince Cingular (or Motorola, see ROKR) of the benefits of opening up the iPhone, where's the hope?
Someday someone is going to get it all right - powerful device, usable interface, open platform, no restrictions - and of course I want it to be Apple. Too bad it's not, this time.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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I don't buy it that this is a Cingular limitation. Cingular sells Windows Mobile phones and these are obviously open to 3rd party software. Even my freebie phone from Verizon runs Java applets.
I'm guessing Apple doesn't have a development strategy (tools, runtimes, etc.) worked out yet for this thing and they are afraid of over-the-air buffer overrun viruses and so forth, which would be a PR nightmare, to say the least.
It's hard for me to swallow the idea that Apple would be so rigid, but it's hardly inconsistent with their profile as control freaks, especially when it comes to the UI. They still don't allow skinning of OS X, for Pete's sake. Not that I care, but many do...
Again, another good reason to wait a bit before adopting, if ever. iPhone OS X 2.0 may have more controls around third-party apps and security holes.
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