You must develop for iDevices using the official SDK ... which is only (officially) available for OSX ... which only (officially) runs on apple hardware
They could allow OSX to effectively stagnate, just release the occasional hardware upgrade which is needed for the occasional OS upgrade, which is needed for the latest SDK, which is needed to write apps that will run on the latest iOS. Also make sure that OSX can also run iOS apps from the app store, to ensure that it can still be marketed as multi-function. Then force-upgrade all iOS users on a regular basis (make sure devices automatically stop working if not upgraded in a certain time-span, advertise this feature as being for "security" reasons) Sounds like a business plan? On 8 June 2010 12:27, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 6/8/10 11:03 , Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: > > On the other hand, apple just released a brand new OS X. Back when > > microsoft hadn't released a new windows for about a *decade*, > > people STILL weren't calling windows abandonware, but apple gives > > it some slack for about 10 months year and this happens. Nuts. > > > > Don't get me wrong, I'm skeeved as heck that Mac OS X seems to be > > losing momentum. Android is a fantastic alternative for an iPhone. > > Windows, linux? Nope, sorry. There's no alternative for os x. As > > usual trying to inject some sanity into overly dramatic > > discussions. > > I have mixed feelings about that. I try to put myself in the extreme > (and rather irrealistic) situation of Apple dropping Mac OS X. From a > certain perspective, I must have Mac OS X because I must be able to > work with all the major operating systems, since it could be used by a > customer of mine. Thus, I must have a Mac. If Mac OS X disappears, > then even my need of having it disappears because I won't have > customer using it. > > For some common tasks such as email, posting, communicating, > developing code, Linux is fine and is better. For managing media, > presentations, my photos (excluding cataloguing, for which I use my > own software), Mac OS X is the best solution. But I suppose that in > extreme need I could manage my photo in a Windows box of Linux. So, > yes, Mac OS X it's better for certain things and if it's around I use > it; but I won't commit suicide if it disappeared. My end point is that > there is NO a really good and general purpose operating system around. > > - -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici - www.tidalwave.it/people > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwOKTAACgkQeDweFqgUGxf/dgCffjqVMG9QarCFzVQETTr9YZn+ > zHUAniz3uVTX0Aaaqied/oEuBBGdirGY > =R8Ii > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- 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.
