This is what happens when you let a platform control the software that's released on it. Absolutely crazy, short-sighted anti-competitive practices.
I don't mind Apple having an official AppStore where only the products they sanction show up, but at least provide a method for installing applications outside of the app store.
I'm on my second iPhone (first 2g, now 3gs), and there's a lot to like about it. Specifically, if it weren't for the iPhone, I don't think we'd have an Android or a Palm Pre right now. The carriers exerted so much control over their phones that nothing innovative could really happen.
However, now that Apple has opened up the playing field, I hope Android or Pre wins the market.
I don't mind Apple having an official AppStore where only the products they sanction show up, but at least provide a method for installing applications outside of the app store.
I'm on my second iPhone (first 2g, now 3gs), and there's a lot to like about it. Specifically, if it weren't for the iPhone, I don't think we'd have an Android or a Palm Pre right now. The carriers exerted so much control over their phones that nothing innovative could really happen.
However, now that Apple has opened up the playing field, I hope Android or Pre wins the market.