no question they'll allow 3rd party apps. this being the only smart phone with a real OS on it, it would be downright stupid not to. the original reasoning not to allow them because a stray program could bring down the network is just silly. just make the networking APIs on a high enough level that that can't happen. since when can a single PC bring down the internet? it can't. hackers? where are the hackers for Win mobile or symbian? non-existent. Apple has some control issues.. time to get over that.
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no question they'll allow 3rd party apps. this being the only smart phone with a real OS on it, it would be downright stupid not to.
the original reasoning not to allow them because a stray program could bring down the network is just silly. just make the networking APIs on a high enough level that that can't happen. since when can a single PC bring down the internet? it can't.
hackers? where are the hackers for Win mobile or symbian? non-existent.
Apple has some control issues.. time to get over that.