On 16/09/10 11:52, Counihan, Tom wrote:
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arjan van de Ven Sent: 16
I think that in practice, phones will be locked down and the content you
can get on it controlled by the operator and/or OEM. Yes there will be some
people who will buy an unlocked phone (if those are locked down or not will
depend on the OEM), but the vast majority will be operator subsidized and
thus locked down.
The IVI vertical reflects the above, OEMs will most likely always lock down,
primarily driven from safety concerns - litigation and publicity concerns
over the potential of apps indirectly causing road deaths. Think of stuck
accelerator pedals recently.
So?
They won't let you install some apps?
*IF THEY WOULD* and you downloaded a MeeGo compliant app that used a Surrounds
library would it work?
Yes.
So clearly this vendor has a policy to restrict which apps can run.
Some may choose to be draconian fearing US litigation; others may go for a more
liberated approach to the market.
Why is MeeGo compliance mandating the draconian and forbidding the liberated?
David
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"Don't worry, you'll be fine; I saw it work in a cartoon once..."
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