iPhone?

[Richard Gaskin]

Colin Holgate wrote:
 > On May 1, 2010, at 10:02 AM, René Micout wrote:
 >
 >> I think it is possible to create application for iPad without
 >> putting it into the App Store.
 >
 > While that is true, it would also break the SDK agreement. The
 > agreement doesn't say that you can only use certain languages
 > for Store apps, it says you can only use certain languages. Same
 > with the interpreter, you can't make things with an interpretive
 > layer. No mention of whether it's intended for the App Store or not.
 >
 > Now, it is unlikely that Apple would track you down, but if you ever
 > mentioned the application online, Apple could revoke your iPhone
 > developer status.

Actually, according to John Sullivan of the EFF in his Ars Technica 
article, that would be a criminal act, implying that it if convicted one 
could face fines and jail time:

     Jobs has hit the nail on the head when describing the
     problems with Adobe, but not until after smashing his
     own thumb. Every criticism he makes of Adobe's
     proprietary approach applies equally to Apple, and
     every benefit attributed to the App Store can be had
     without it being a mandatory proprietary arrangement.
     Apple can offer quality control and editorial selection
     over available free software, and encourage users to
     exclusively—but voluntarily—use their store. Instead,
     Apple chooses to enforce legal restrictions, the
     transgression of which is punishable by criminal law,
     on users who want to make changes to their own computers,
     like installing free, non-Apple, software.

<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/pot-meet-kettle-a-response-to-steve-jobs-letter-on-flash.ars>


Who wants to be the next Gizmodo?

Go ahead, choose your own tools.  But if you don't get them from the 
company store they'll send the Pinkertons around....

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