On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Rasmus Eneman <ras...@eneman.eu> wrote:
> Having only a set of default services would be very limiting. > Even if a "music background service" could take streams to support > metronome-like apps, how about Spotify or Grooveshark? > They both have a lot of security built in and you can't just take a stream > and start playing, you have to talk with their servers, > make sure you download the streams in correct speed (too fast and they > will think your downloading their music, too slow and > the listener will be sad) and have a lot of stuff setup just for them to > trust you. > Download service? > > And what about smart alarm clocks that’s monitors your sleep cycle? > Microphone service? > Or my banks app that shows the amount of money on my account when I shake > my phone? > Not certain why this would ever happen in the background, but there should be a sensor service, right? I understand what you are saying, but I still don't think we should give up so easily. Constraints are good, and lead to a lot of creativity and good design. I think we should stay confident in our initial design and not stray from the path until we are very certain that it won't work. Cheers, Rick
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