I can't stand people with those little cartoon avatars instead of just a photo. Why are we reading this guy?
This is a good article. Just for the attempt to define the scope of the Java platform alone. I agree with @plinkplonk when they say: A change (for the worse) how the dev community perceives a platform is (or will lead to) a significant impact on the platform?
you don't need apple's permission to install anything. the developer does indeed meet a requirement to be included in the App Store, but, you never need to ask Apple if you can install x, y, or z from the App Store.
You can have up to 5 devices utilize the books you buy, no actually you LICENSE ebooks thanks to publisher demands. Read the EULA, you license books on iBooks and the Kindle platform. This is not an Apple initiated issue you Apple bashers, it comes from the publishers.
Apple is using Fairplay DRM at the behest of publishers, so the same 5 devices rule applies just like it did when they used to sell music under restrictions.
Personally, I feel raped after buying an ebook only to learn I don't really own a copy but a license. I can't lend to a friend and that is a problem, but it is not one Apple created.
The techerati's frothing over new Google announcements is goofy. As if GOOG is some saviour from an indescibable hell. The view from here is already amazing.
Everything is amazing and everyone is pissed off. I'm think most of these people cheering and jeering need to spend some time naked, bare assed, with a bone through their nose and then see if this still matters so much to them.
And BTW. No, GOOG is not leap frogging. Hyperbole deluxe.
This crowd has zero sense of humor. This post was meant to be seen in light of all the Flash gnashing and public war with adobe... Sigh. Thanks for the neg karma.