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by jsjenkins168
6576 days ago
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With the iPhone though we are potentially talking about the platform of the future. Do you want a single monopoly controlling this? That type of situation has historically been bad for innovation. As an analogy, how would things be if every internet web app created had to operate at the mercy of another company? Startup A has a great idea and wants to release an innovative new webapp. But they need to pay and have permission to do so, must operate in a tightly defined sandbox, and must share profits that they make. And the webapp could be kicked off the internet at anytime for breaking these rules. Does that make you comfortable? |
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As a founder I would understand the business strategy taken by Apple who naturally aims to keep a maintainable standard in it's softwares components.
Keeping technical standards is pretty common for any company acting as a platform. In this scenario the end goal seems to be ensuring a level of performance.
A company who decides to create an innovative app should of considered whether or not it can meet those standards. Otherwise their time creating something innovative should of been applied to a better market or when the platform in place can handle the innovation.
By the way, the smart phone market is far from monopolistic so I'm not really worried.