Apple is dictating apps must be written in approved languages.
"Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or
JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code
written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link
against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to
Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility
layer or tool are prohibited)."
Wasn't newspeak an official language :-)
from wikipedia:
"Newspeak is closely based on English but has a greatly reduced and
simplified vocabulary and grammar. This suits the totalitarian regime
of the Party, whose aim is to make any alternative thinking
—"thoughtcrime", or "crimethink" in the newest edition of Newspeak—
impossible by removing any words or possible constructs which describe
the ideas of freedom, rebellion and so on."
http://www.gizmag.com/apple-iphone-os-4-adobe/14781/
http://theflashblog.com/?p=1888
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