@dingus: In the one way that I have absolutely no problem with uTorrent (I use it) I can see why Apple would reject this. At least they didn't claim uTorrent itself is illegal and instead can see, unlike many other organizations, that is a legal tool that is used for illegal purposes. Sort of like Roms and Emulators.
Emulators are illegal, but the Roms aren't.
@rootfindr: Because I got tired of the arms race between the jailbreakers and Apple.
And I mainly used it for listening to podcasts, which you have to sync to iTunes to copy. Android has a few good apps for syncing podcasts automatically OTA. The only reason I have now to hook my phone up to my PC is to back up the SD card contents.
@SeraphX2: I can see why Apple, with loads of media company contracts holding up iTMS, would have to nix this. OTOH I used to use the Transmission webui on iPhone, which did just about everything I needed it to especially after Apple added cut n paste.
I have been thinking about unjailbreaking my iPod Touch since there arent many Cydia apps that i use but now that I've seen this i think it's really good to have an alternative place to get my apps.
@macpatrick: Somehow I don't think he needed you to tell him that to figure that out. Somehow, I don't think I needed to tell you that for you to figure that out either.
When I first heard about the iPhone at MacWorld in 2007 I was so excited; I mean a phone running Unix predicated off a pretty stable OS. I kept telling people "It's a computer an they can add more features." "Yeah I know it can't MMS/Copy-Paste, but that's just a software fix." Then the store came out and I championed for the iPhone ever more with statements like "See now anyone can make applications--it's going to be just like a desktop."
And now, with Apples app approval process, I have no defense. The phone will never reach it's full potential as long as Apple's Russian roulette approval process continues.
@dingus: Honestly, I'm seriously considering it. I just wrote a program for Android Developer Challenge in 5 days (from no code/eclipse/API knowledge to a working proof of concept). The same exact app took me 3 months to write on the iPhone.
Android SDK is way more flexible than Apples SDK and development is a lot more forgivng due to JAVA vs Objective C (C in general). My only problem with Android phones is the form factors. HTC is great, but those chins are hideous.
@Eugenia: Yeah, pretty sure if they rejected GV Mobile, then they would reject a tool that is pretty much iTunes' competitor when it comes to downloading music. This is the one time I would have to agree with their approval process.
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Emulators are illegal, but the Roms aren't.
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And I mainly used it for listening to podcasts, which you have to sync to iTunes to copy. Android has a few good apps for syncing podcasts automatically OTA. The only reason I have now to hook my phone up to my PC is to back up the SD card contents.
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F*** App Store selection policies.
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And now, with Apples app approval process, I have no defense. The phone will never reach it's full potential as long as Apple's Russian roulette approval process continues.
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Android SDK is way more flexible than Apples SDK and development is a lot more forgivng due to JAVA vs Objective C (C in general). My only problem with Android phones is the form factors. HTC is great, but those chins are hideous.
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