+1 I was going to get an iPhone, but I couldn't get one (no supply) which forced me to wait... Then I had the time to read all about the little annoyances and cons about the device but the one that really made me decide not to buy one was that app store crap.
I really think (hope) Android and its openness will be worth the wait! BoD Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: > I don't have an iPhone. My friends have them. I -really- want one. I > have the money to buy one. > > But I'm not getting one. For the benefit of mankind. > > You see, the iPhone sets a really bad precedent. I was just about fed > up with my own self righteous ranting about the thing, and this close > to giving in and buying one, and then the App Store debacle spins > around. It's so noteworthy that I thought it would be good to tell the > rest of the posse listeners about it - especially because it's about > podcasts. > > Apple has recently rejected a very nice iPhone app that automatically > downloads new podcasts and lets you add entirely new channels 'on the > go'. Evidently it was rejected because it 'competes with iTunes'. > > I'm a developer, and I gather that most of the posse posse are, so > I'll let that sink in for a minute. Remember, apple accepts or rejects > your app after you spent all your resources to build and test it, and > there is no way whatsoever to distribute an iPhone app in a reasonable > way to random iPhone users without using App Store. > > If this crap shows up on mac os x, I'm switching the day it is > announced. > > It's -so- ridiculous, that noted apple 'apologist' (and I airquote > that because he's often called that by apple detractors) agrees 100%. > > http://daringfireball.net/2008/09/podcasters_rejection > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
