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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's true, but HAVE Apple refused to license this?
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License what?
Again, Apple DOES NOT hold a patent on pinch to zoom.
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Originally Posted by stustaff
the harm? let me demonstrate 'the harm' for you.
Many people thing windows is a shit operating system that crashes a lot! and yes it does crash but actually the majority of times its due to software not the OS.
If people side-load software that is buggy or beta style onto a device and then the device starts to crash 'some' people will still blame the device and it may then get a reputation for bring a crash prone buggy device!....
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Hm, by the same logic, why not have the government oversee all software, so that nobody side-loads anything, and we all live happy, crash-free and virus-free lives...?
Plus, where exactly did you get your information about Windows crashing "a lot?" It may come as surprise to the majority of large corporations around the world, that they have chosen such a buggy system to run their business on.
Anyway, the point is, Apple wants to keep the App Store a closed system, because “
This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point in time.” This is
straight from Steve Jobs, about two years ago.
Apple has plans for this closed system, for the App Store, as well as for all the media it plans to sell to you through iTunes.
This is why it's closed. This is why there is no Flash. This is why it will not allow you to develop cross-platform (so you can't sell the same app to Android).