Comments on: iPhone – No 3rd Party Apps http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: decat http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-70980 decat Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:01:26 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=269#comment-70980 Precisely. Third party developers will really make things happen. If you check out the video on http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/celltop/, you get a sense of the possibility that Celltop enables Precisely. Third party developers will really make things happen. If you check out the video on http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/celltop/, you get a sense of the possibility that Celltop enables

]]> By: Luarnet » Más enlaces iPhone http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-69138 Luarnet » Más enlaces iPhone Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:26:51 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=269#comment-69138 [...] iPhone - No 3rd Party Apps. Sobre la imposibilidad de programar el iPhone. [...] [...] iPhone – No 3rd Party Apps. Sobre la imposibilidad de programar el iPhone. [...]

]]> By: mobiedave http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-68185 mobiedave Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:00:26 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=269#comment-68185 This stuff is so frustrating. What a conundrum. On the one hand, Apple continues to be one of the few real innovators when it comes to design and UI. On the other hand, how do we get a common, user-friendly UI in that environment This stuff is so frustrating. What a conundrum. On the one hand, Apple continues to be one of the few real innovators when it comes to design and UI. On the other hand, how do we get a common, user-friendly UI in that environment

]]> By: Joseph http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-68086 Joseph Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:08:01 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=269#comment-68086 I am also happy to see Cisco not back down, the two have always had a strange relationship and i'd hate to see Apple close the doors to developers because of a trademark dispute. Maybe they are just ashamed to let the developers see the inner workings and discover that it really isnt OS X. I am also happy to see Cisco not back down, the two have always had a strange relationship and i’d hate to see Apple close the doors to developers because of a trademark dispute. Maybe they are just ashamed to let the developers see the inner workings and discover that it really isnt OS X.

]]> By: Christian http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2007/01/11/iphone-no-3rd-party-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-67823 Christian Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:40:53 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=269#comment-67823 Mike, this blog post from Cisco's general counsel is interesting with respect to this: http://blogs.cisco.com/news/2007/01/update_on_ciscos_iphone_tradem.html The heart of the matter seems to be this paragraph: "Fundamentally we wanted an open approach. We hoped our products could interoperate in the future. In our view, the network provides the basis to make this happen—it provides the foundation of innovation that allows converged devices to deliver the services that consumers want. Our goal was to take that to the next level by facilitating collaboration with Apple." Reading between the lines, it looks to me like Cisco wanted Apple to open the iPhone up to Cisco gear, which to me would mean supporting something like SIP for VoIP over WiFi (a la our beloved E61), i.e. make it a converged device. And further reading between the lines, it sounds like Apple is opposed to such an idea, closing the device to third party apps or carrier subverting technology like the above. So in essence, Cisco should be applauded for their effort to convince Apple the right thing and sharing the iPhone trademark with them. Mike, this blog post from Cisco’s general counsel is interesting with respect to this: http://blogs.cisco.com/news/2007/01/update_on_ciscos_iphone_tradem.html

The heart of the matter seems to be this paragraph:

“Fundamentally we wanted an open approach. We hoped our products could interoperate in the future. In our view, the network provides the basis to make this happen—it provides the foundation of innovation that allows converged devices to deliver the services that consumers want. Our goal was to take that to the next level by facilitating collaboration with Apple.”

Reading between the lines, it looks to me like Cisco wanted Apple to open the iPhone up to Cisco gear, which to me would mean supporting something like SIP for VoIP over WiFi (a la our beloved E61), i.e. make it a converged device. And further reading between the lines, it sounds like Apple is opposed to such an idea, closing the device to third party apps or carrier subverting technology like the above.

So in essence, Cisco should be applauded for their effort to convince Apple the right thing and sharing the iPhone trademark with them.

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