04-14-2010, 04:58 PM
Tulrin wrote:
You as much as admitted you are a fanboi and thus far your arguments have been really weak.
No, I haven't "as much as admitted" I'm a "fanboi" but I absolutely admit to being an enthusiastic user of Apple's products and an admirer of the company itself. It's quite a business story, isn't it?
On the other hand, perhaps my own arguments have indeed been weak. To make up for that, here are links to articles espousing positions on the topic that I heartily agree with. Their arguments are far stronger and more cogent efforts than I could ever make. Enjoy:
http://www.macworld.com/article/150539/2...world.html
http://www.mondaynote.com/2010/04/11/the...flame-war/
http://counternotions.com/2010/04/13/suicidal/
http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/why_ap...ection_331
http://innerdaemon.wordpress.com/2010/04...-yourself/
http://www.devwhy.com/blog/2010/4/12/its...ework.html
The assertion that Mac users are forced to use Adobe products is ridiculous.
You obviously know nothing about the publishing and pre-press industries, among others.
I have a good idea where they are coming from, though I don't think it is a smart move... but then again I have not successfully created a computer company out of my garage... so take that for what it is worth.
I already have. Thanks for your permission.
Let me repeat what I wrote earlier:
"Apple does not want any other company to define the framework for native iPhone applications. By allowing third-party meta-frameworks Apple runs the risk of one of them becoming the de facto development standard... as would surely happen if Adobe Flash could compile iPhone apps ( There are 2 million plus Flash developers as opposed to 100k plus iPhone developers). Apple would lose control of their own platform. It makes perfect sense from a business perspective and is well within their rights. If developers don't like it they can vote with their feet."
Exactly. And, as I said before, it's clear that we agree. So why the long, drawn out discussion?