No, Apple has never been about openness or inclusion. The SDK only installs on Macs. So I have to have a Mac to play with the SDK. Not that I have the development skills to really take advantage of it, but hey, I still want the option.
If Jobs really wanted Apple to lead in the computer world, he would open everything up. Allow the OS to ship on other computers. Make the OS affordable. Open up the iPhone. Make the SDK available to Linux, Windows, and Unix. Allow Windows to run on the hardware. Oh, wait--it already does through the wet wool sock called Parallels.
My next notebook is a MacBook Pro, but it isn't without protest. And my Microsoft Natural keyboard damn well better run on it!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The iPhone SDK: Not for Everyone
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Interesting, was not aware of the limitation. Of course, when your the cool kid on the block with one of the best design houses on the planet, you can play this game...provided you stay the coolest kid on the block.
I have to think that could be in question on the mobile side with Android. We'll have to wait and see.
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