Comments on: Linux on the iPhone: an exercise in pointlessness? http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/ iPhone and Touch news and tips Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/comment-page-1/#comment-6321 John Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:02:06 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/#comment-6321 I agree with Ken. What's the point of having options? PC's used to come with Windows, a platform on which everyone could develop software. And someone added Linux to it. Did Linux bring anything to the PC? What would be the point of having hundreds of enthusiasts developing open source applications without the orderly safety of Apple's guidelines? Next thing you know, you'll end up with copy-paste, SMS forwarding and email push shoved into your Linux without your (or Apple's) consent along with Firefox, or even worse, Chrome running freely on your phone. And nobody wants that. I agree with Ken. What’s the point of having options?
PC’s used to come with Windows, a platform on which everyone could develop software. And someone added Linux to it. Did Linux bring anything to the PC?
What would be the point of having hundreds of enthusiasts developing open source applications without the orderly safety of Apple’s guidelines? Next thing you know, you’ll end up with copy-paste, SMS forwarding and email push shoved into your Linux without your (or Apple’s) consent along with Firefox, or even worse, Chrome running freely on your phone.
And nobody wants that.

]]> By: Ken http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 Ken Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:33:14 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/#comment-5706 You don't understand. Apple is perfect. You don't mess with perfection. Choice is bad. It is worthless and redundant. Next thing you know, there will be hundreds of automobile models, slacks, hats, people playing the same notes and only changing length and position. What a waste of time. Think of time saved if all our clothes were just black. Perfectly serviceable, same protection from the elements. I guess if designers can can waste hours of time and yards of material messing with the width of labels they can fool with colors. After all, there were perfectly serviceable MP3 players in 2000. You don’t understand. Apple is perfect. You don’t mess with perfection. Choice is bad. It is worthless and redundant.

Next thing you know, there will be hundreds of automobile models, slacks, hats, people playing the same notes and only changing length and position. What a waste of time. Think of time saved if all our clothes were just black. Perfectly serviceable, same protection from the elements. I guess if designers can can waste hours of time and yards of material messing with the width of labels they can fool with colors. After all, there were perfectly serviceable MP3 players in 2000.

]]> By: Owen http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/comment-page-1/#comment-5677 Owen Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:50:23 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/12/03/linux-on-the-iphone-an-exercise-in-pointlessness/#comment-5677 I think the overall goal was to some day run Android on the iPhone. Many people are skeptical about porting Linux over to any device at first but they soon come around once they realize. Take the first xbox, the Nintendo DS. The same arguments were made for these platforms but now have useful applications. While it is not for everyone the hackers will do what they want. If they would rather pick apart something that is closed rather then further develop something thats slightly open, its their choice. I think the overall goal was to some day run Android on the iPhone. Many people are skeptical about porting Linux over to any device at first but they soon come around once they realize. Take the first xbox, the Nintendo DS. The same arguments were made for these platforms but now have useful applications. While it is not for everyone the hackers will do what they want. If they would rather pick apart something that is closed rather then further develop something thats slightly open, its their choice.

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