Comments on: Matt Gemmell – how to compete with the ipad http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/2010/02/05/matt-gemmell-how-to-compete-with-the-ipad/ Development, with chickens. Because chickens are cool. (aka Nic Wise's blog) Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nic Wise http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/2010/02/05/matt-gemmell-how-to-compete-with-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Nic Wise Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:21:30 +0000 http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/?p=842#comment-952 I think the bluetooth argument is kind of void, tho I get your point. I guess apple's view is that if they didn't design it in, there is a reason for that. If you want all other other bells and whistles, go and get another product, which will (most likely) not be as integrated as the iPad or iPhone is. For example, the kindel is totally closed, but no one is screaming that it should be opened up or that it's a crime that you can't do something random with it. The iPad will either work, like the iPhone did , or fail to get traction, like the Apple TV - but so wille everyone else's - the thing is, "everyone else" has never had a out-of-the-park hit like the iphone/ipod is.... they have been good, but not complete... I think the bluetooth argument is kind of void, tho I get your point. I guess apple’s view is that if they didn’t design it in, there is a reason for that. If you want all other other bells and whistles, go and get another product, which will (most likely) not be as integrated as the iPad or iPhone is.

For example, the kindel is totally closed, but no one is screaming that it should be opened up or that it’s a crime that you can’t do something random with it.

The iPad will either work, like the iPhone did , or fail to get traction, like the Apple TV – but so wille everyone else’s – the thing is, “everyone else” has never had a out-of-the-park hit like the iphone/ipod is…. they have been good, but not complete…

]]> By: David Preece http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/2010/02/05/matt-gemmell-how-to-compete-with-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-951 David Preece Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:13:02 +0000 http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/?p=842#comment-951 There is that ... but (and this is written from the perspective of an Apple developer so as "pro closed" as you can really get) the closed/open debate can impact on functionality. For instance: can you use a bluetooth phone (that's still in your pocket) as the data connection for an iPad? Now, to be honest the answer is "I don't know" but it sure as hell would be nice and is something that *could* be provided by a third party if the iPad/iPhone platform were open ... but it isn't. There are also significant questions around Apple allowing applications that are technically feasible onto the platform for political reasons. Witness the grief ebook readers on the iPhone had approaching the launch of the iPad and the ongoing "we hate Adobe" thing. tl;dr - open can be a good thing There is that … but (and this is written from the perspective of an Apple developer so as “pro closed” as you can really get) the closed/open debate can impact on functionality. For instance: can you use a bluetooth phone (that’s still in your pocket) as the data connection for an iPad? Now, to be honest the answer is “I don’t know” but it sure as hell would be nice and is something that *could* be provided by a third party if the iPad/iPhone platform were open … but it isn’t.

There are also significant questions around Apple allowing applications that are technically feasible onto the platform for political reasons. Witness the grief ebook readers on the iPhone had approaching the launch of the iPad and the ongoing “we hate Adobe” thing.

tl;dr – open can be a good thing

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