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• I have only been a fan since Mac OS X. I have been a UNIX fan since 1978. When Mac retried Unix (remember Lisa), using NextStep, they had a PC that actually worked. Have 5 macs working for my store now.
  Anyway, Flash player is not necessarily 'blocked' - it may be Apple chooses not to pay Adobe whatever fee Adobe charges to port it to the iPhone. That is their choice. Does make it hard to see certain sites. It may be that AT&T was worried too much bandwidth - hence limit the video to YouTube. Don't know the rationale. Maybe Apple isn't perfect in making decisions.
  As to 'competitive software' - Apple has the right to block downloads on their website. Why not create a competitve site for downloads? Might be possible, maybe not - maybe not worth it. Apple says they put out 100 million apps- how many were 100% free of charge? I won't normally buy apps as they generally don't seem worth even $5. The apps are mostly toys in any case.
  BTW, Microsoft is certified as a monopoly by the US Justice department with a judge making that determination in 1999. Apple is not a monopoly. In reply to: "Apple blocks competitive products from iPhone App Store--surprised?"

  September 15, 2008

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