Actually, they've changed their mind and the policy a little, to something along the lines of 'exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis'.
The crux of the issue is to stop the OS being feature-limited and dependent on an external framework. The MonoTouch people seem fairly confident their framework (and also Unity) is ok - check out their website (http://monotouch.net/) and Miguel De Icaza's blog (http://tirania.org/blog/). They're definitely not scaling down operations. Their argument is that they provide a one-to-one binding to Apple's APIs where possible, instead of an abstraction framework on top, which is what Flash does, limiting the dev's ability to use features as the underlying APIs are updated until Flash is updated. Of course, they'll always have that cloud over them, but there are a fair few MonoTouch and Unity-based apps in the App Store already. Plus the aforementioned policy does not apply to enterprise deployments, only the App Store. On 27 July 2010 19:00, John OBrien <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, Apple essentially stopped anything but Web or ObjectiveC with their > change to the TOU earlier this year. You can no longer use Adobe's products > or .Net to create great iPhone apps. > John. > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Hijack: iPhone dev - was RE: Who is using Silverlight? > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:32:15 +1000 > > Oh and given it’s a Silverlight list, feel free to contact me directly on > glav AT aspalliance.com so we don’t pollute this list with non SL related > stuff. > > > > - Glav > > > > From: Paul Glavich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 6:31 PM > To: 'ozSilverlight' > Subject: Hijack: iPhone dev - was RE: Who is using Silverlight? > > > > We have a need in our company to come up with a quick cost estimate on > iPhone and iPad app development. > > > > As a .Net dev, what can this list recommend for iPhone dev and in particular > what is a typical general ramp up time. Monotouch is an obvious choice but > am worried about its ability to be accepted in the app marketplace. > > > > - Glav > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Who is using Silverlight? > > > > Hi Greg, > > > > I think once Windows Mobile 7 hits (and the inevitable quick succession of > point releases) Silverlight will start to take off and (finally) begin the > journey towards being a prominent target for business application. I’m sure > we all feel the mobile application movement hasn’t been realised yet*; we’re > still only in the foothills of that dream; but Silverlight is such a > compelling platform because it extends existing .NET skillsets rather than > requiring developers to climb a vertical learning curve. > > > > Where I work is already developing iPhone applications (mainly for customer > gimmick, riding the gadget wave) though there has been talk about long term > projects using Silverlight on Windows Mobile phones. > > > > I would argue that business should definitely consider using the tools > available now to develop Silverlight apps for Windows Mobile. The tools > appear very mature even at this early stage; hopefully a sign that Microsoft > are taking special care to get this right. > > > > It all looks exciting to me, even from my WPF world. > > > > Carl. > > > > * iPhone users would probably argue against this, but there’s more to mobile > than iPhones, iPads, and Apple > > > > Carl Scarlett > > Senior .NET/WPF Developer, UX Designer - Genesis Team > > IT Applications Delivery | Bankwest > > A: Level 5, 199 Hay Street | Perth | Western Australia | 6004 > > P: (08) 9449 8703 > > M: 0408 913 870 > > E: [email protected] > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Harris > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 10:22 AM > To: ozSilverlight <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Who is using Silverlight? > > > > Hi Perry, > > > > Thanks for that, I am more focused here on examples of true business > applications. > > Not that video presentation can not be a true business application. > > > > Yes there are some in the showcase. > > But I am thinking more about things like company X developed a Silverlight > add in to their line of business application allowing remote data entry or > whatever. > > That is applications that are NOT using all the Silverlight UI wizardry! > > > > I feel that there is a real perception problem out there, you have to use > all the Silverlight UI wizardry, even for simple line of business > applications. > > Also, if possible, looking for more local stuff. > > > > Thanks > > Greg > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Perry Stathopoulos <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well you have NetFlix on demand in the US that uses Silverlight exclusively > for their online streaming. The Beijing and Vancouver Olympics were using > Silverlight exclusively for NBC and CTV networks in US and Canada > respectively. You then have the showcase here to take a look at: > > http://www.silverlight.net/showcase/ > > > > > > From: Greg Harris > > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:31 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Who is using Silverlight? > > > > Hi Everybody, > I am putting together a presentation on Silverlight for managers, basically > a “why you should not be afraid of using this technology”. > There is one area that I am missing information on, that is who is using > Silverlight. > Question for the group: > • Who is using Silverlight in Australia? / Overseas? > • What for? > • Is there public information available about the project? > My interest is more focused on real business applications rather than just > cute show off the user interface technology. > Thanks > Greg Harris > ________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > ozsilverlight mailing list > [email protected] > http://prdlxvm0001.codify.net/mailman/listinfo/ozsilverlight > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the Bankwest Email Security System. > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > Unencrypted electronic mail is not secure and may not be authentic. > If you have any doubts as to the contents please telephone to confirm. > > This electronic transmission including any attachments is intended only > for those to whom it is addressed. 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