I think it's both. I mentioned the ethical question because one could
probably find a worthwhile risk-reward solution for the short-term
self-interest economics question, or one could find a way to cover one's
own butt (perhaps involving a backroom deal and PR leverage), but I
think that the ethics (collective, long-term) problem of supporting the
iPhone iron-fisting is harder to resolve.
Robby Findler wrote at 06/18/2010 10:33 AM:
Why is this an ethical question and not an economic one?
Robby
On Friday, June 18, 2010, Neil Van Dyke <n...@neilvandyke.org> wrote:
Apple has been brutal with iPhone developers, running the platform as a
ruthless and fickle dictatorship. I believe that this is the general
perception of iPhone developers.
Even if one is willing to jump through Apple's hoops, and one accepts that, at
any time and for any reason, Apple will have no qualms about simply kicking one
off the platform, instantly and without explanation... I believe that there is
also an ethical question of whether supporting the iPhone platform is
contributing to the success of Apple's ruthless, anti-competitive, and
closed-platform practices.
Android, Symbian, the new Nokia Qt stuff, Java... all alternative mobile device
platforms for civic-minded techies to consider.
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