Abhishek Tiwari
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March 9 at 9:27 pm - abhishek.tiwari.com - Link
"Raj, Thanks for quoting the line from Spider Man. I do get your point and must say that I kinda agree with it. Most users don't know how an application will behave on the handset. On PCs it maybe okay but mobile handsets is another story. However at the same time I don't like Apple being the sole gatekeeper controlling the access. It gives Apple the complete power to deny access to anyone who remotely does not meet their criteria. Here is what I propose. Apple should continue to offer the AppStore solution. Developers can host their apps for discoverability and distribution on AppStore. However Apple does not prevent any application from running on the iPhone. Apple should merely indicate the type of application and provide user's a warning system. This is very much like the movie rating system. Apple can have an application rating system in place. Most users can utilize this system to download and install applications. If an app has a bad rating as bandwidth hog or spam friendly,..." - Abhishek Tiwari