I wonder if Apple will allow any more federal apps since the agreement was gotten out of NASA with a FOA request.
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:31 PM, tjpa <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > On Mar 10, 2010, at 4:12 PM, mike wrote: > >> A short editorial from EFF about the app situation at Apple. Someone else >> on the list brought up Apple's new contract with developers believing this >> would help developers..I don't think so because Apple has been telling >> developers the rules all along, the problem is Apple keeps moving the goal >> posts around whenever they feel like it. >> > > This reaction to the Apple agreement is naive. I think it was written by a > starry-eyed idealist who has not read many contracts. Such terms are not > unusual. > > People sign such agreements because it gives them access to a very > lucrative opportunity to make $Millions. They see that Apple is giving away > something of great value and not asking for that much in return. > > You are ignoring Apple's motivation. They want to keep the iPhone a safe > place. That is not easy to do. They are insisting on strict terms because > they want to keep the bad guys away. > > Mike would probably have opposed Wyatt Earp's bringing law and order to > Tombstone too. > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
