i don't see how that follows from the decision to not allow interpreted code on the iphone. also, in the app store free apps are free.
> On Jun 25, 2009, at 9:41 PM, Guyren G Howe wrote: > > Yes, I'm sure that extracting a considerable amount more money from > each iPhone owner by charging for every software install was just a > happy side effect. > >> On Jun 25, 2009, at 19:49 , Matt Aimonetti wrote: >> >> I believe that the main reason for that decision was to keep the >> device secure and efficient. >> Interpreted languages are slower and require more resources. Now, if >> he can manage to get >> his js code to run on top of the obj-c runtime, he can compile down >> to binary like MacRuby >> is trying to do. If he would to use webkit I can tell you his apps >> were dead slow. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
