According to reports, SlingPlayer has become the latest service to have its iPhone application banned from the Apple App Store at the request of AT&T. SlingPlayer for iPhone was first introduced at MacWorld this year, and conformed to Apple's guidelines for user interface. However, just as it did with the Skype iPhone app, AT&T used possible excessive traffic on its network as an excuse ... [ read the full article ]
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I am going to bookmark this article so the next time I hear some Apple fanboy tell me that the Iphone is the greatest thing since sliced salami I'm going to point him here.
Sure, this Slingbox and Skype limitation is bad but it hints at other limits as well. Limits to programs such as ORB.
Certainly, you may read this article and say, "But it's AT&T doing this." And that is true, but only because they can on the Iphone.
I use AT&T with a WinMobile software phone and I can install ORB and other such programs and there is nothing AT&T can do about it.
it only shows that the Iphone is on its way out and that they (At+t )want to have complete control of all your content first dmr and now the new limitations ... since you cant have your Iphone fixed by anyone other then an apple rep its a monoploy so we the good people of the world should stand up and say enough its the same if you buy a mac its their os and their updates and oh yeah your money sad to see it go like this but how much money did bill gates get in stock options back in the day when he had microsoft port office over to the mac and create officeX ?but more people flock everyday to get more apple stuff and why unlike windows (pc) plateform machines Mac dosnt run games... isnt that an option most people want? hey im glad I bought a Storm and im happy d/l ing all the apps i want .....
Quote:I am going to bookmark this article so the next time I hear some Apple fanboy tell me that the Iphone is the greatest thing since sliced salami I'm going to point him here.
If there was an invention better than the Iphone, I'm sure we would be talking about it.
Quote:Glad to see Apple exercising it's monopoly status.
I don't think that it's a monopoly, they just have the better product, there is nothing even close to it. You can buy another phone but it won't be an Iphone, simple.
