{"id":521814,"date":"2010-04-09T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-5344048350594945547"},"modified":"2010-04-09T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T14:55:44","slug":"iphone-os-4-my-wishes-update-and-it%e2%80%99s-apple%e2%80%99s-game-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/521814","title":{"rendered":"iPhone OS 4: My wishes update and it\u2019s Apple\u2019s game alone"},"content":{"rendered":"

iPhone OS 4 has been announced. Among other things, we is now clear that Apple considers the iPhone\/iPad domain theirs alone<\/a>. They reserve the right to eliminate any apps that pose any strategic or competitive threat. This was pretty clear after Apple banned Google Voice, but there was still a bit of wiggle room. Not any more.<\/p>\n

Only antitrust action is going to change that, and Apple is not yet dominant enough in  mobile to worry about antitrust. Maybe in a few years.<\/p>\n

For now, it\u2019s Apple\u2019s way or the highway. On the less dim side, I was impressed by what they\u2019ve added to their way. OS 4 is a good upgrade. <\/p>\n

Given what they announced, here\u2019s the current state of my personal wish list compared to OS 3. X means never \u2013 I\u2019m dropping those items<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wish<\/strong><\/td>\nRel 3<\/strong><\/td>\nRel 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Multiple exchange accounts<\/strong><\/td>\nN<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keyboard<\/strong><\/td>\nN<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calendar API<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Google Voice app<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Google Latitude location sharing<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cable\/wireless sync API for 3rd party apps. <\/td>\nN<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fix the Notes fields in Calendar and Contacts<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fix broken iPod playlists<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

My two biggest \u201cwishes\u201d have been granted and there\u2019s a decent chance Apple will fix the two big bugs I experience routinely. <\/p>\n

Maybe we\u2019ll see the cable sync API, but at this point wireless sync would be fine too. We won\u2019t see Google apps on the iPhone, but Apple did do a location sharing API \u2013 so half points there.<\/p>\n

Apple also added several other nice features \u2013 but they weren\u2019t on my wish list.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s all about how Apple makes up for the Google services they\u2019ve blocked. That will be tough, though Google\u2019s declining competence does lessen the sting.<\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n