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Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by jbk »

CaptainZapp wrote: post #99
jbk wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disclaimer: VLC dev here This is the first version of VLC on iOS and it isn't the best yet, especially for performances... The important was to put one version of VLC out on the AppStore and iterate quickly small updates and fixes... (you should understand this way of thinking, being on HN ;-) ) It will get better and faster.

This is completely off-topic, but may I nevertheless take the chance to extend a big THANK YOU towards the whole VLC dev team for gracing us with arguably the best, platform independent media player.

You are welcome...

You know, people usually scream at us, not thank us :D

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by jbk »

code_duck wrote: post #96
jbk wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disclaimer: VLC dev here Yes, a very simple one... Someone needs to patch the interface to scale nicely on the iPhone :D You have to understand that we are volunteers working on our free time. People work on what they want/care/need, not based on external thoughts (no market research, no marketing, no boss orders... just fun)

Don't disclaim that, proclaim it! Clearly it adds credibility. Thanks for the info. I'd consider working on VLC.

:D

Still, I have to mention it on those comments, so people know I am biased...

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by rimantas »

char wrote: post #66
ugh wrote: post #44

I would be really interested to know what triggered that massive policy change. (Not just VLC but also all the other stuff.) It came out of nowhere. No advance warning, no step by step relaxation, no big reveal. Fairly recently Steve Jobs defended Apple’s old App Store policy [+] – just imagine the hearts and minds Apple could have won if Jobs had announced their big policy change right then and added a big mea culpa…

I feel like this is exactly how Apple responded to the whole iPhone 4 antenna problem: by not really mentioning it, acting as if there were no big issues, and then silently providing a fix. There seems to be a pattern here.

Having a press conference is not exactly "silently".

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by merijnv »

jbk wrote: post #101
CaptainZapp wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is completely off-topic, but may I nevertheless take the chance to extend a big THANK YOU towards the whole VLC dev team for gracing us with arguably the best, platform independent media player.

You are welcome... You know, people usually scream at us, not thank us :D

This likely because a lot of people (the majority?), like me, find VLC to "Just Work" (TM) and don't find any reason to sign up for the forums. I try and make it a point to thank authors of open source software I use, but often times I don't get around to it.

Me, my family and friends have been using VLC for about 4 years know and the only we've needed is to occasionally update to a newer version or download an installer for a new system.

So, thanks for that :)

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

#106

Post by pieter »

ugh wrote: post #44

I would be really interested to know what triggered that massive policy change. (Not just VLC but also all the other stuff.) It came out of nowhere. No advance warning, no step by step relaxation, no big reveal. Fairly recently Steve Jobs defended Apple’s old App Store policy [+] – just imagine the hearts and minds Apple could have won if Jobs had announced their big policy change right then and added a big mea culpa…

This really doesn't indicate any policy change, as apps with similar functionality have been approved for a long time now.

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by borism »

kaiser wrote: post #75
borism wrote: post #68

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Dude, you may not buy it all you want - I just watched hour worth of cartoons from YouTube with my daghter so I don't care.

using html 5 on your ipad ??? ;-) You don't need Flash to watch video on the web. The problem is that most flash content out there is designed for big screens and mouse interaction. Therefore the flash experience on mobile devices is far from optimal.

no, using mobile flash on my android of course, thank you very much.

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by nonane »

Qz wrote: post #93
nonane wrote: post #55

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Another reason, which I find more likely is the market pressure Apple is starting to feel from Android and the slew of new iPad-esque Windows 7 tablet devices coming to market soon (even Windows Mobile 7 is a threat). They need to make sure they can compete on the apps-level with the alternatives.

Is Windows Mobile 7 really a threat?

Not yet, but probably it in the future.

Microsoft may not have got Windows Mobile right in the last 10 years but they now have a good template to follow (user interface, user experience, even the business model) thanks to Apple. You can see this with Windows Mobile 7 - they've 'rebooted' and are following Apple's lead.

They're definitely the underdog but I wouldn't count them out.

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by patrickk »

char wrote: post #66
ugh wrote: post #44

I would be really interested to know what triggered that massive policy change. (Not just VLC but also all the other stuff.) It came out of nowhere. No advance warning, no step by step relaxation, no big reveal. Fairly recently Steve Jobs defended Apple’s old App Store policy [+] – just imagine the hearts and minds Apple could have won if Jobs had announced their big policy change right then and added a big mea culpa…

I feel like this is exactly how Apple responded to the whole iPhone 4 antenna problem: by not really mentioning it, acting as if there were no big issues, and then silently providing a fix. There seems to be a pattern here.

The really amusing thing to come out of the whole 'antennae-gate' issue was Apple's messages: when launching the iPhone 4, it was revolutionary (again), but when problems emerge, it's just like every other smartphone. Cracks in the reality distortion field, methinks.

Re: Apple Approves VLC For iPad

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Post by patrickk »

city41 wrote: post #58
sullichin wrote: post #45

This is amazing news; I feel like Apple's lifting of restrictions has something to do with modifying your phone's software now being legal in the US. It's probably only beneficial to them to have all of this content available through their App Store outlet if people can easily get it anyway.

I think you greatly overestimate the percentage of iOS users that even know what jailbreaking is.

A friend doesn't know what a browser is, yet he has a jailbroken iPhone so he can use winterboard. He paid someone to do it for him.
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