AT&T CEO says apple app store bad for consumers.

[Gjeepguy]

This shouldn't be compared to windows vs mac apps, which are far more sophisticated than phone apps. What he's saying is that when you buy an app or subscription, it should work on another phone and you shouldn't have to rebuy it. In other words, app stores should use the same programming languages rather than each make its own SDK and proprietary programming language. Duh, this is good for consumers. Stop sucking up to the apple way.

This makes no sense.. iOS and Android are exactly like Mac and Windows.

why should a developer be forced to make 2 versions of a application that work on the lowest common denominator?

So if it has to work on iOS and Android, what about blackberry, symbian, WP7? does it have to work on all of them. NO, thats rediculous.

Playstation games dont have to work on XBox or Nintendo Wii. Why would this be any different?

 

[milani]

^ Thank you. These arguments about cross-platform compatibility invariably come from people with ZERO development experience.