Now this is something I didn’t think we’d see — Apple has begun approving third party web browsers for use on the iPhone/iPod Touch. Several web browsing applications have recently appeared in the App Store, and some of the original submission dates go as far back as October, suggesting this “group” of applications were on hold for a while pending approval.
Similar delays were experienced on the recent range of fart machine applications that were recently approved by Apple. Once allowed a backlog of these applications made their way in to the App Store, introducing us to titles like Pull My Finger and iFart Mobile.
The reason I was surprised to see third party browsers in the App Store was because of Apple’s view on applications that offer “duplicate functionality,” i.e. apps that are largely similar to those already installed on the iPhone/iPod Touch. Other web browsing application such as Opera have previously failed to reach the App Store and this was believed to be the reason why.
With this move we may see the Opera browser in the App Store in future, maybe along with others such as an iPhone-friendly Firefox?
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