Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
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Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#2This is potentially great news because it reverses the recent trend that legislature is used to revoke freedom where possible.
That the iPhone 4G is hampered by this is just a pill apple has to swallow. As if there weren't more bands that could be used to serve non-free phones.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#3What would be the alternative then? If apple can't field a 4g phone what would they have to do to get one? Relax app store standards? (That doesn't seem very likely) I seriously doubt that they will never have a 4g phone ever and not releasing one doesn't seem to be an option.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#4If this interpretation of the rules correct, then by the same logic all carrier-locked-down Android phones would surely also be affected.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#5This is potentially great news because it reverses the recent trend that legislature is used to revoke freedom where possible. That the iPhone 4G is hampered by this is just a pill apple has to swallow. As if there weren't more bands that could be used to serve non-free phones.
I don't exactly see how this is great news. While some may enjoy seeing Apple squirm, what about the consumers who prefer the iPhone over any android offerings?
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#6What would be the alternative then? If apple can't field a 4g phone what would they have to do to get one? Relax app store standards? (That doesn't seem very likely) I seriously doubt that they will never have a 4g phone ever and not releasing one doesn't seem to be an option.
All they would have to do to comply with this rule is to allow people to install apps not served from the App Store, much like Android already does. Seems like a simple enough request, and would only benefit users.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#7This is potentially great news because it reverses the recent trend that legislature is used to revoke freedom where possible. That the iPhone 4G is hampered by this is just a pill apple has to swallow. As if there weren't more bands that could be used to serve non-free phones.
I don't exactly see how this is great news. While some may enjoy seeing Apple squirm, what about the consumers who prefer the iPhone over any android offerings?
I am all for consumer choice, but if Apple complied with the rule, that would only give consumers more choice when it comes to applications on the iPhone. Imagine people being able to install applications without Apple approving them. Yeah I know, crappy apps, security, blah blah blah. Giving people the choice to install 3rd party applications is a good thing, for consumers and app makers.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#8If this interpretation of the rules correct, then by the same logic all carrier-locked-down Android phones would surely also be affected.
Yeah, they'd have to be unlocked (does it also need to be rootable?). But they already allow pretty much any app from being installed. The apple app store rules could be contrived into protecting against apps which might be dangerous for the network but that's far fetched and would soon be attacked.
It won't be hard for Verizon to find an android device to meet the rules. But iPhone is definitively a challenge if I understand how the rule is interpreted.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#9What would be the alternative then? If apple can't field a 4g phone what would they have to do to get one? Relax app store standards? (That doesn't seem very likely) I seriously doubt that they will never have a 4g phone ever and not releasing one doesn't seem to be an option.
All they would have to do to comply with this rule is to allow people to install apps not served from the App Store, much like Android already does. Seems like a simple enough request, and would only benefit users.
In theory, it is a simple enough request. In practice, Apple has been doing a lot of things (e.g. the new subscription model and in-app purchasing rules) that only work because Apple is the sole source for iOS apps. Changing that is unlikely to be easy for them.
Re: Did Google Pre-Emptively Block a 4G iPhone on Verizon?
#10This is potentially great news because it reverses the recent trend that legislature is used to revoke freedom where possible. That the iPhone 4G is hampered by this is just a pill apple has to swallow. As if there weren't more bands that could be used to serve non-free phones.
I don't exactly see how this is great news. While some may enjoy seeing Apple squirm, what about the consumers who prefer the iPhone over any android offerings?
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