http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/ Engadget Comments for Editorial: Apple, the FCC, and the sideloading solution http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I believe that is interpreted as, "He was once a lawyer, and is now at engadget, offering his past experience up to the table". He most likely used to be one, and offers his past experiences up in legal matters.]]>Aug 24th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
RIIIIGHT.

That's totally going to happen.]]>Aug 24th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I can create an App that uses %100 processing power that will ever heat your device. Now Apple has to repair it.

Nubs need to learn that software can control the hardware... idiots will use an App that will make long distance calls to nub land for $100/mionute..

Fack you whiners!!!

if you dont like it dont buy it... stay with winmo or NOKLA!!]]>Aug 24th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
These "enthusiasts" you speak of, they sideload already. There is no problem. The market is sorting itself out. The only ones complaining are lawyers and the whining tech-wannabes / script-kiddies who think they are early adopters cause they read engadget and savvy hackers cause they install downloaded software.

Move along, there was never anything to see here.

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"the company built on proprietary systems"

Surely you've made an honest mistake here. The only company that builds all its software with proprietary tech is Microsoft. Everyone knows that Apple leverages the power of Open Source technologies for its core:

http://www.apple.com/opensource/
http://developer.apple.com/opensource/index.html]]>Aug 24th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I'm not sure what to think about that comment. On the one hand, you're right, but on the other nub...]]>Aug 25th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I won't go too deep as I've already covered this issue, but, quickly. OS is an environment. I for one don't actually use OS directly at all, I only use it to HOST my applications/programs that I work with or play with. OS is the least of my concerns. That being said, if there was such competition as you talk about, the apps and software I actually use daily for my work would have cost TENS or maybe even more times more than it does now, since the homogenous OS environment allows for a very quick development cycle for the companies that produce software for Windows.

You see, the same software that runs on Windows costs much less than a version for Linux for example, not counting the support subscriptions, that are ridiculous for competing Linux environment. Also, Linux versions come out later and slightly "obsolete" (not fully featured) in comparison to the Win version.

So, generally, I for one am really happy that we have this homogenity as it allows for the software makers to develop faster, cheaper and thus can focus on innovation, R&D and generally user centric development. OS? The only time I use it is to browse for my photos and even then I use XnView to view them, not the crap MS bundles. ;)]]>Aug 24th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/:(

Sorry about that, it was meant to be a response to someone else.]]>Aug 24th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
For all intents and purposes Apple is the gatekeeper of what would get on MY device which is complete BS. So they may very well have the right to put whatever they want on their store, but it impacts everyone by these actions.

And please no Jailbreak crap. I thought the purpose of anything Apple is to make things simple. If you have to JB a phone that isn't simple.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
The problem is competition. There is none with the App Store. I can't make an App Store and allow developers to put their apps in my store. As an app developer, I can't put my app in the store if it conflicts with business goals of Apple and AT&T. And there's no way to get around it without jailbreaking, which is potentially illegal.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
Until the lock down is over, I'm not interested in an otherwise very interesting piece of hardware.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I understand that it's my choice and I can go elsewhere if I don't like Apple's arbitrary rules, but when does it go from "their undeniable right to control" to "illegal"?]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
The key difference here is that Microsoft was declared a monopoly in the OS space and abused that power to try and grow their marketshare in other areas. Apple has only a small fraction of the entire phone market, and a respectable, but not monopoly share of the smartphone market.

Microsoft played very dirty in the 90s to get Windows to where it is today. And sadly, the punishment they deserved never came, and what little punishment they did get came too late to save the market. One other quick example, they forced computer makers to pay for a copy of Windows for every machine shipped out the door, even if that machine didn't have Windows on it.]]>Aug 24th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
Competition is a good thing, and it's something Microsoft is very afraid of, due to their slow turnaround time. Had there been a legitimate OS competitor in the PC market space this past decade, Windows ME and Vista would have likely never seen the light of day. Instead, MS gets to push garbage out the door, and people have little choice if they want to go elsewhere.

The day the big OEM makers have a legitimate alternate to Windows offered on every PC will finally be the day the PC market will be back to a level of competition where it was in the early 90s.]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
I won't go too deep as I've already covered this issue, but, quickly. OS is an environment. I for one don't actually use OS directly at all, I only use it to HOST my applications/programs that I work with or play with. OS is the least of my concerns. That being said, if there was such competition as you talk about, the apps and software I actually use daily for my work would have cost TENS or maybe even more times more than it does now, since the homogenous OS environment allows for a very quick development cycle for the companies that produce software for Windows.

You see, the same software that runs on Windows costs much less than a version for Linux for example, not counting the support subscriptions, that are ridiculous for competing Linux environment. Also, Linux versions come out later and slightly "obsolete" (not fully featured) in comparison to the Win version.

So, generally, I for one am really happy that we have this homogenity as it allows for the software makers to develop faster, cheaper and thus can focus on innovation, R&D and generally user centric development. OS? The only time I use it is to browse for my photos and even then I use XnView to view them, not the crap MS bundles. ;)

There...]]>Aug 24th 2009 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
Spot on.

@Tom

That's the problem, lots of competing platforms is just horrible from a development point of view. If you want fast development you need homogeneity and that's what MSDOS then Windows offered. It could have been any number of platforms, it's just that MS won out.

I remember the back end of the 80's (yes, I am that old) and it was an utter shambles from a compatibility point of view. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
The pre 1995 market (as opposed to the pre 90's which is just a rounding to the nearest decade) was not a shambles, it was actually highly competitive and innovative.

The only shambles in that era was the Windows shell over DOS and the driver mess that platform was victim to because it was a shambles.

Back then we had real fanboi wars with multiple sides, alliances and code battles; not the pansy skirmishes between MS and Apple drones you see on blogs today arguing who's overlord is less controlling and is more kindly with the anal probe.

The other difference was that after the dust had settled, the code displayed we'd all quietly acknowledge each platforms strengths and weaknesses even if it wasn't the one we used.

There was an honour and code between fanboys back then. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Completely agreed. Sure, one platform is nice from a developer point of view, but it also locks you into it. Standards such as POSIX, Java and others exist to try and ease that pain. If there had been real OS competition, these standards would have been worthwhile. NeXT was also trying to go the standards route later in life with HP.

Look at how networking standards worked out. Nearly every OS on any platform, including the one on your phone easily talk to each other with TCP/IP. Common runtimes environments would have been just as easy if there was a stronger demand for them.]]>Aug 24th 2009 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
The only innovation was around how to make applications work on multiple platforms. MS DOS came along and, rightly or wrongly, removed that headache which is why it had 50% of the market in 1990 and 60% by 1992. The race was over long before Windows.

No-one really cares about the also rans.]]>Aug 25th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/30/cydia.store.earnings/]]>Aug 24th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8]]>Aug 24th 2009 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
not by much, but its a fairly idiot-proof process.

]]>Aug 24th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
As far as Apple just allowing this on their own: HELL NO. They will never go for it. Every sideloaded app is money out of their pocket, and Apple will not change this policy unless forced to by a court.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/
Unfortunately, this kind of rationale escapes big executives, who would rather fool themselves into believing they are the sole distributors of content, and take whatever liability that hardheaded belief may get them into.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/You are an idiot for saying that.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/editorial-apple-the-fcc-and-the-sideloading-solution/Aug 24th 2009 3:58PM