The furore over the 1.1.1 update and locking out of third party apps is not showing any signs of quieting down yet. Today, Engadget has done a ‘note’ to both iPhone customers and Apple – very similar to their recent ‘intervention letter’ to Palm.
Here’s a little bit of what they’ve said to Apple:
You can’t put your Lego model in a kid’s hand and throw a fit out when they make something better than you did. … Sure, you can try to see this one through, but from where we sit in the middle, an inordinate number of first adoptors, smartphone user that switched to the iPhone, people that comprise your core customer base are starting to see you as villainous and money grubbing.
So why not let Steve give another a press-stopping mea culpa, giving your customers what they want (hey, maybe even throw in an SDK while you’re at it?). Make developing for the iPhone as free and open as it is for every other smartphone around, and you still get to come out on top as the company that listens to its customers above all.
Good advice in that last line I think.
It’s an interesting read and another controversial subject that doesn’t look like it’s going to go away in a hurry for Apple. Check it out at:
Engadget’s Note to iPhone Customers and Apple
Let us know what you think on Apple’s locking out of apps, and how and whether you want 3rd party programs on your iPhone.
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