2009/5/28 Robert Gravina <[email protected]>: > 2009/5/28 andisu <[email protected]>: >> >> ) so I'm now >>> stuck with a platform that I'm not really keen on developing for. Open >>> source on the iPhone is practically dead, probably because developers >>> have to pay to develop for it. >>> >> >> Yes I can confirm this information, recently I spoke to a guy who told >> me, he personally would never take an iphone again. The concept behind >> the iphone seems to be quite inflexible and limiting for users who >> want to have a bit of their own way. Only the apple world is >> supported, and you have to pay for it. The idea of openness looks to >> me a bit different! > > Yeah I'm amazed that you have to pay US$99 yearly to develop for it - > so much for the "download this SDK for free" I saw on Apple's > developer site.. That means, basically, the iPhone only supports > commercial applications - you have to make that money back somehow. > For open source projects, you can't ask developers to pay that. A lot > of the "free" apps on the iPhone are just stripped-down versions of > paid apps. There are only a handful of decent free apps designed to be > companions to websites and services (e.g. facebook, skype) that I've > been able to find so far. > > I wouldn't recommend anyone get one of these things. I only got it > because it was "free" with a contract but in retrospect I should have > got another normal "free" phone which wouldn't require a special data > plan, or waited for an Android-based phone. > > Anyway, I'll stop ranting on the list now :)
However.. now that I am stuck with the iPhone, I might try getting something going in the simulator and if successful consider giving Apple yet more money :) Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" 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/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
