http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/ in perpetual beta Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-28608 ldopa.net » archive » hold the iPhone Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:10:20 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/#comment-28608 [...] However: primarily I suspect the reason for the “closed” nature is not because of reliability issues — even on the incredibly spindly and crashtastic Palm OS third-party apps are allowed — but instead because pretty much any gizmo that touches Apple’s DRM is going to be a closed hardware platform from now on. If you release an SDK, the first thing people try to do is crack your DRM. Apple is now (surprise surprise) the world’s leading producer of DRM encrypted media, and it’s not actually in their best interest to give the hacking community clues on how to strip off the FairPlay DRM. [...] [...] However: primarily I suspect the reason for the “closed” nature is not because of reliability issues — even on the incredibly spindly and crashtastic Palm OS third-party apps are allowed — but instead because pretty much any gizmo that touches Apple’s DRM is going to be a closed hardware platform from now on. If you release an SDK, the first thing people try to do is crack your DRM. Apple is now (surprise surprise) the world’s leading producer of DRM encrypted media, and it’s not actually in their best interest to give the hacking community clues on how to strip off the FairPlay DRM. [...]

]]> http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-38068 Daily Gadget : Technology Games Gadget News & Chat : Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/#comment-38068 <!--%kramer-pre%-->ldopa.net<!--%kramer-post%--> ldopa.net

]]> http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-38069 Daily Gadget : Technology Games Gadget News & Chat : Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/02/18/sometime-i-think-you-want-to-fail/#comment-38069 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Jeff over at the must readldopa.net has penned a great little article about Palm that really resonated with me this morning. I think that if you’re a Palm fan it will resonate with you as well.<!--%kramer-post%--> Jeff over at the must readldopa.net has penned a great little article about Palm that really resonated with me this morning. I think that if you’re a Palm fan it will resonate with you as well.

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