Comments on: Confusion Over Java On iPhone http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/01/17/confusion-over-java-on-iphone/ Simon Brocklehurst's Technology Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Asam Bashir http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/01/17/confusion-over-java-on-iphone/#comment-16158 Asam Bashir Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:47:01 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/01/17/confusion-over-java-on-iphone/#comment-16158 There's a lot of misinformation being put out there, by worried competitors, even Apple is making fun of this in it's new ad, 'Sabotage': http://www.apple.com/getamac/ I can't see Apple revealing any more cards and a SDK now until they've sorted out UK/European carriers - probably negotiating with either Orange or Vodaphone - I'd put my bet on Orange at the moment, as the iPhone would fit in nicely with converged Orange mobile and broadband package. Rather then just opening up the platform, I can understand a possible stratergy would be to sell 3rd part applications via iTunes store, that way, developers can write new applications, but Apple gets a cut through selling and approving it. Also, since this is a UNIX platform, Apple would need to think about security deeply, to avoid the kind of virus the Simbian platform has seen. Security a very important part of the overall marketing of the Apple brand. This may be another reason to keep the platform closed for now, http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/01/malware_for_the_apple_iphone.html There’s a lot of misinformation being put out there, by worried competitors, even Apple is making fun of this in it’s new ad, ‘Sabotage’:

http://www.apple.com/getamac/

I can’t see Apple revealing any more cards and a SDK now until they’ve sorted out UK/European carriers - probably negotiating with either Orange or Vodaphone - I’d put my bet on Orange at the moment, as the iPhone would fit in nicely with converged Orange mobile and broadband package.

Rather then just opening up the platform, I can understand a possible stratergy would be to sell 3rd part applications via iTunes store, that way, developers can write new applications, but Apple gets a cut through selling and approving it.

Also, since this is a UNIX platform, Apple would need to think about security deeply, to avoid the kind of virus the Simbian platform has seen. Security a very important part of the overall marketing of the Apple brand. This may be another reason to keep the platform closed for now,

http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/01/malware_for_the_apple_iphone.html

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