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Their tune will change in a couple months when android comes out.
According to a Reuters September 23rd is when the first Android device comes out for T-Mobile. http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/10/t-mobile-to-offer-android...
Reminds me of Apple's early days, when they didn't have an easy way for third parties to license their apps, their OS ended up without quality applications, and then Windows 3.1 ate their lunch... Anyone remember AmiPro?
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Yeah, of course. But it was very slow. And the interface wasn't nearly as polished as the iPhone's. I don't know how much iteration will help them.
Being on a phone with a dedicated keypad will help more than any software. Android's strength is largely not software. The software only has to be passable, and there's no way the Alliance will let it not be that.
At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is the experience-- a combination of the software, the hardware, and the network.
Their tune will change in a couple months when android comes out.
The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G:
* iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's phones.
* iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.
* iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowledge.
* iPhone won't play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora.
* iPhone is not the only option. There are better alternatives on the horizon that respect your freedom, don't spy on you, play free media formats, and let you use free software -- like the FreeRunner.
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that..." The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G: * iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's phones. * iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology. * iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowl…
(See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=303708 for example.)
It is especially annoying because your use of code formatting for text stretches the page and makes the other comments unreadable.
Personally I dont care about apps! There are a flood of them now and it seems reminiscent of all the Facebook apps that flooded that network - not for the better. I just want an Internet mobile device that provides the full net experience in the palm of my hands; FLASH & VoiP access!
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that..." The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G: * iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's phones. * iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology. * iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowl…
Can you quit spamming this comment to every thread that mentions the iPhone? (See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=303708 for example.) It is especially annoying because your use of code formatting for text stretches the page and makes the other comments unreadable.
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"He doesn't really mention in his post the fun fact that you've got to pay a fee so Apple can review/reject your app. Definitely not feeling warm and fuzzy about the investment so far." You'd rather they get flooded with an absolute ton of crap? The fee isn't _that_ much and it separates the boys from the men, so to speak.
Nah, I'm not opposed to that, really. Ideally they'd have enough reviewers to handle that, though. A somewhat-non-profit like Mozilla handles it for Firefox extensions. For us, the annoyance is just that we have to wait on them for multiple steps in the process when there's no guarantee they'll even post a produced app to the store. We'll hedge our bets, though, and make a slightly useful app to see how annoying the…
Do you get the impression that this is actually a stage for them to keep out what they consider bad products or is it just a bandwith problem with their approval process?