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Free & not so free: WebKit2 & iPhone OS 4.0 vs MonoTouch

Steve Jobs announcing Webkit2

Webkit2 looks amazing. Will have to read up about it more =) can I please have it in epiphany - NOW? Please =) this has been covered on LWN as well.

Well well, I can't verify this but iPhone 4.0 SDK limits programming languages to Javascript (Webkit), C, C++ & Objective-C. Although this is a large choice, but it makes impossible for C# / MonoTouch apps to enter the App Store with 4.0 API's =(

What's next Apple? Forcing to use XCode and not allowing apps with an Emacs or Vi mode-lines in the source-code?

Can't wait for Lucid =) Must put the count-down banner on my blog ;-)
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  1. Vadim P.10 April 2010 at 23:05

    Forcing touchpad-based computers with no keyboards to use specific languages, yes they already did that!

    A computer that's legally restricted from running certain languages. Ridiculous.

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  2. Vadim P.10 April 2010 at 23:08

    Oh, here's an unlucky guy, his app was refused: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/dashboard-ipad-app-rejected-by-apple-made-open-source-instead/

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  3. dmitrijledkov10 April 2010 at 23:23

    =) me loves engadget and I read all of their rss feed =))))

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  4. dmitrijledkov10 April 2010 at 23:23

    Well you still can jail-brake it and run anything. It's just sad that Apple isn't going to distribute that =(

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  5. ethana211 April 2010 at 00:54

    ...so develop for Android instead and tell people not to buy Apple devices?

    I have avoided buying any iPod/iPhone for years. It's a matter of foresight. Can't say I feel pity for the people who don't have it.

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  6. Dylan McCall11 April 2010 at 01:40

    There's a nice write-up on the language restriction over here:

    http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apple-takes-aim-at-adobe-or-android.ars

    It still amazes me that Apple has this many apps for the iPhone (and touts the number of them constantly) while treating their developers with such disdain.

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