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Originally Posted by NatCh
Perhaps they're just looking for a way to put some interest on the piece, but it raises an interesting thought in my mind (well interesting to my mind): where did this idea come from that the only way to succeed is to do things the way Steve Jobs does them? I mean that's worked out so very well for them historically.
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These days, it's doing well indeed. Apple has demonstrated that good product design
sells. And having an Apple store where you can get iPhone apps is reassuring for the consumer in one respect: anything got there has been theoretically vetted by Apple and should work as expected on the iPhone.
But Apple's desire for control may come back to bite them. Among other things, developers are complaining because the NDA they have to sign to get the SDK to develop iPhone apps not only prevents them from revealing anything about it, it also prevents them from comparing notes with
other developers about how to use various features and address particular problems.
Contrast this with Android, where anyone can get the code (I have the SDK here) and there are active Google groups devoted to coding for Android and sharing tips and techniques.
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It is completely fair, of course, to compare the Android phones to the iPhone, because Google is positioning the G1 as a direct competitor to the iPhone, but has the free market mindset really warped into a "company store" mindset so quickly?
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Only if you a a member of the Cult of Apple...
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How many folks out there are truly concerned that having a whopping three stores to choose from will actually confuse consumers?
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There is a really snarky comment I
could make, but best not go there.
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So what about you? Are you "confused?"
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Only that anyone should see it as worth comment. With Android free and open source, I expect a
lot more sources of applications for it, such as
here and
here.
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Dennis