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• Chuck Aug 28, 2008
   

  Sometimes, apple boggles my mind. They argue that their platform is built on an "open" platform when in fact development for it is closed. Terms of development would preclude Java or Flash being developed for the phone. I'm sorry, but to me that is a very closed environment.

   
• todd Sep 06, 2008
   

  but the suit itself is ridiculous: the argument is when apple said that the phone could handle: "all the parts of the internet" they were lying because of lack of java and flash. but how ridiculous is that?!?! what if they don't include a gopher client? is that claim then false, too? what about the lack of a tn3270 client. no mainframe access! i can understand that there's some threshold of significant, but i don't run java and frequently don't run flash and the "internet" works mostly just fine. how about you?

   
• todd Sep 06, 2008
   

  i agree with you, though, chuck, the iphone is *not* open.