NetRyder
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This is something I really don't understand, especially after the big deal that was made on stage about the phone running "OS X" (obviously not true) and "desktop class" applications. What makes Steve Jobs think he knows what's best for everyone in the world? Seriously.Concerning 3rd-party apps on the iPhone:
The article quotes Steve Jobs about why Apple does not want to allow any 3rd party developer make applications for the iPhone:
“We define everything that is on the phone. You don’t want your phone to be like a PC. The last thing you want is to have loaded three apps on your phone and then you go to make a call and it doesn’t work anymore. These are more like iPods than they are like computers.”
What if you don't want to pay your cellular carrier ridiculous international calling charges and want to use a mobile version of Skype instead? What if you want to sign in to MSN Messenger or AIM so that people can IM you rather than sending you SMS messages? What if you want to use a full-fledged navigation application with a Bluetooth GPS unit in your car that would make Google Maps on the iPhone look like a joke?
If Steve doesn't think you need any of those things...well, tough luck.
Can you imagine how successful the Macintosh would have been, had they taken the same approach there?
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