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Milhouse is offline Milhouse
2007-10-14 , 13:18
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#373
Originally Posted by Rebski View Post
Just imagine an iTablet that is Open Source.
Apple iPhone announcement coming soon? Offline support for third-party web-apps?

We’re not sure if the announcement is going to be the rumored offline storage support for third-party web-apps or a full-fledged Apple-sanctioned iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK). Either would be good news for third-party apps on the iPhone, but a legit iPhone SDK would allow for more powerful software to be developed for the iPhone - no web-app programming limitations means more flexibility and power.
Open source alone will not sell Nokia Internet Tablets, it's just a nice to have.

A fully fledged SDK on the iPhone (open or closed, it makes no difference in the long run) would grab a lot of developer attention, both community and commercial, simply based on the number of units sold if nothing else. Heck, I'm already impressed by the level of developer activity on the iPhone despite the complete lack of developer support from Apple, imagine what would happen if an SDK appeared.

We all bang the open source drum, yet people develop for Apple Macs because there is a growing market, and they'll do the same for iPhone/Touch devices. It's about getting applications out there, in use and perhaps making some money too. Open source is great, but nobody will freely develop for an open source device that has a global market penetration which is a tiny fraction of the iPhone or Touch.

The development ecosystem of the Nokia Internet Tablets needs to grow significantly, and this will only be achieved by appealing to more and varied buyers in the first place. Perhaps Intel MIDs will help Nokia here as they share a common base.
Last edited by Milhouse; 2007-10-14 at 13:26.