I am not really mad because all I care about is a phone that works, though that could be the consumer in me, not the developer. Let me explain... I got my first cell phone in 2002, mostly to use if something ever happened when I'm driving. I'm pretty simple... these are the main things I've wanted in a phone:
1) The phone gets decent reception (i.e. I can hear the other person more than 75% of the time) 2) The phone charges
So far, every phone I have had has not been able to do this (!!!!!). I have Verizon, and have had only Motorolas so far. Verizon often gives not great reception, especially in rainy weather (and I live near NYC), and I wouldn't be surprised if Motorola's engineers never made it out of 4th grade. I've had 3 different models, and each one has been replaced at least 2 times. The first one because the antenna kept snapping off, and the second and third ones because they both have problems charging. Even the replacement one I have now has problems charging, but at this point I've accepted it's just a design defect and it's not really worth my time to get it replaced a 3rd time by something that will have the same problem. I wrote directly to Motorola's customer support about it, but they never even responded.
So I think they can do whatever they want if Apple has developed a phone that actually works. I would like to use the software I write on it, but I can see the point they're trying to make (and imagine all the crappy Windows developers that would come out with widgets and try to make a quick buck by charging money for them... just look what happened with all the pointless iPod accessories, and those you need machines and materials to physically make, which are a bit harder to come by). If there was a certification program for widgets, that wouldn't be bad. And like someone else said, I wouldn't be too surprised if they change their mind. But either way, just having a cell phone that works is most important to me, and if spending 500$ is the only way I can get one, I guess I'll have to start saving up (or not get a Wii... it's not like they're possible to find, anyways... but thats another story).
Mike
Just curious here. Everything I have read seems to indicate that Apple will act as the gatekeepers to what can and cannot run on the iPhone. This is in direct contrast to the other so called ‘Smart Phones’ which implicitly allow users to load software of their choosing and seems to be a slap in the fact to the independent developers which have for the last 22 years helped make the Mac platform all that it is today. As future developers are any of you worried that Apple will focus more and more on platforms that cut you out of the loop? Sam _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
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