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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
iPhone collage
Update 20070613: Here's more on the subject of support for third-party applications:
So that's what he meant by "opening" the iPhone?
Developing Applications for the iPhone
Editorial: The No-SDK Cheat
Here are some recent news about the Apple iPhone.
iPhone to Run Third-Party Web 2.0 Applications
Apple's iPhone open to software developers
Apple announces third-party software details for iPhone
Of course this is not the same as native locally running applications, but provided a good UI design they might at least look and behave like they were. That of course requires that such applications (that are really bookmarks/URLs from the point-of-view of the browser) as well as bookmarks in general are visible on the main screen or a very short distance away from it. Otherwise people won't find them later. Hopefully they've integrated the browser with the main screen, so that users won't even know the browser is being invoked for such applets (ajaxlets?).
To me this means the iPhone doesn't officially support third-party applications the way I would define such applications - network-untethered fully local applications - but through classical Apple "marketing magic" they make it sound like it does. For the most part Apple does excellent packaging of products, but this sounds like an excuse for not supporting real local applications. I don't think it's an afterthought though. I sense Apple will offer e.g. community services as well, maybe as an extension to iTunes.
Seen differently, on mainstream phones Java/CLDC/MIDP would be the sandbox for third-party applications, on the iPhone Javascript/Ajax is the sandbox. Please note that Ajax of today doesn't provide access to much local phone functionality, but hopefully Apple has remedied that.
iPhone APB: Walt already has one
Does he really, or is he pulling Engadget's leg?
iPhone to ship on June 29th at 6pm
Europeans scrutinize Apple's control tactics
"in order for the iPhone to function correctly, there is a requirement for Apple servers to be placed deep in the operator's network,"
Hmm. Why there and not at Apple over an encrypted link? Load balancing reasons?
January to June: the iPhone's evolution
Finding tiny differences between early prototypes and the current status.
So that's what he meant by "opening" the iPhone?
Developing Applications for the iPhone
Editorial: The No-SDK Cheat
Here are some recent news about the Apple iPhone.
iPhone to Run Third-Party Web 2.0 Applications
Apple's iPhone open to software developers
Apple announces third-party software details for iPhone
Of course this is not the same as native locally running applications, but provided a good UI design they might at least look and behave like they were. That of course requires that such applications (that are really bookmarks/URLs from the point-of-view of the browser) as well as bookmarks in general are visible on the main screen or a very short distance away from it. Otherwise people won't find them later. Hopefully they've integrated the browser with the main screen, so that users won't even know the browser is being invoked for such applets (ajaxlets?).
To me this means the iPhone doesn't officially support third-party applications the way I would define such applications - network-untethered fully local applications - but through classical Apple "marketing magic" they make it sound like it does. For the most part Apple does excellent packaging of products, but this sounds like an excuse for not supporting real local applications. I don't think it's an afterthought though. I sense Apple will offer e.g. community services as well, maybe as an extension to iTunes.
Seen differently, on mainstream phones Java/CLDC/MIDP would be the sandbox for third-party applications, on the iPhone Javascript/Ajax is the sandbox. Please note that Ajax of today doesn't provide access to much local phone functionality, but hopefully Apple has remedied that.
iPhone APB: Walt already has one
Does he really, or is he pulling Engadget's leg?
iPhone to ship on June 29th at 6pm
Europeans scrutinize Apple's control tactics
"in order for the iPhone to function correctly, there is a requirement for Apple servers to be placed deep in the operator's network,"
Hmm. Why there and not at Apple over an encrypted link? Load balancing reasons?
January to June: the iPhone's evolution
Finding tiny differences between early prototypes and the current status.
