YES ! Le 7 mai 2010 à 18:27, Bob Sneidar a écrit :
> I just think that I would rather have an iPhone that is reliable and secure, > than one I cannot be sure about because I downloaded something that is buggy > or has a hidden exploit. What if in the initial stages of the iPhone, people > were writing apps helter skelter that were unstable? How many support calls > would Apple have gotten? What kind of bad rap would Apple have gotten for > their "unstable insecure mobile device?" I can see the headlines: "Apple's > iPhone just like the rest!" "Will the iPhone be just another Windows Update > nightmare?" > > I think if that had been the case, people would be complaining much more > loudly, only their complaint would have been, "Apple has the resources. They > should have been able to do something about this mess!" Well they did do > something about it right out of the gate. Consider how many more sales of > these custom apps made by small developers happened, because the weight of > Apple's quality control was behind it? People freely purchase and download > apps without any fear at all about stability and security BECAUSE of Apple's > app store model. How much more profitable have developers been because of > that confidence? > > In the past people only purchased from established developers and vendors > (and paid good money for it too) because that was their way of ensuring > stability and security in what they got. Apple has provided a way that a > simple toad like me, who has a good idea for an app can either bless the > world with my genius, or else make a little cash on the side. > > Everything is give and take. You give up convenience for security and > stability. That is the bargain to be struck. For those who don't like it, > don't make the bargain. And haven't we always had rules to play by? The > difference here is that the rules are strictly enforced, and IMHO rightly so, > because a mobile computing device that is also a phone that also has > bluetooth and wireless could be conceivably be turned into a traveling > pandemic infecting every computer it could exploit. > > And as far as the Flash thing, personally I am happy our children cannot > easily view porn at will on their iPhones. It's the old tradeoff again, but > this time it's a bit of freedom for security. > > Bob > > > On May 7, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Peter Alcibiades wrote: > >> Jerry may be right, joining Apple may be the profitable choice. I don't >> know. But what's clear is, if you are going to be in, you have to play by >> the rules. There is no way around this one, as long as the App Store is the >> bottleneck. > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
