In recent pod casts there have been views stated that I can only account as deeply unfounded Pro Apple bias. To describe Apples doctorine on Flash or Java on their mobile devices as purely due to a want of consistent user experience is just nonsense You could equally diverge from their perceived athletics using objective C of any of their mandated technologies. Indeed enforcement of this kind, along with performance considerations, is better handled by the vetting of applications and user feedback
The clear reason in why Apple is taking this approach is for competitive business reasons. By locking in developers to the iPhone,iPad,,, you simply get more applications, and based on their quality, ship more units. I am under the view that due to increased competition they are looking to the developer community to give them advantage and that developers mean a lot more than some members of the posses care to admit. If you want to bring in the philosophical angle I would say forget your previous Communism vs Capitalism comparisons and look straight to Totalitarianism for Steve Jobs desires -- 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.
