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Apple iPhone: Another Closed Platform January 12, 2007 - by Ian Bogost If you saw Apple's new iPhone earlier this week, you might have thought, "Wow, it runs OS X and has a 3.5" multitouch screen and an accelerometer... it would be cool to make games for it." Well, too bad for you. Just as Apple previously closed access to games on the new iPod Video, so it continues with the iPhone. From The Joel on Software Discussion Group:
According to MacInTouch, Apple representatives called iPhone a "closed platform", and indicated that there would be no public SDK, though interested parties could call Apple developer relations for more information. I take this to mean that iPhone can run third-party software, but only from selected Apple partners. Bummer.
Bummer indeed. What's more, Engadget confirms that iPhone is "first party software ONLY" -- that is, nobody can install apps on it, games or otherwise. Why Apple hasn't realized that the open nature of audio, video, internet radio, and podcasts is part of what makes iTunes so successful -- and that the same could be true for games if only they'd let it -- is beyond me. Even if Apple allows third party development by "trusted partners," that just makes the iPhone another walled garden. (thanks to Nico for the link) Comment from kellee on January 11, 2007
This is incredible and shocking! I thought for sure they would open this thing up and let game designers run with it.... would have worked out well for them. Oh, well. Comment from Patrick Dugan on January 11, 2007
Thats a shame, but I wouldn't mind becoming one of those trusted partners. What are they really afraid of though, too much content selection for the user? I wonder what Trip Hawkins would say about that. Comment from Ian Bogost on January 22, 2007
Apparently the version of Safari on the iPhone also doesn't support Flash or Java. Read more here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=387 POST A COMMENT
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