“Real Writers” need to be a bit more careful on what they write for a mayr magazine. As I was reading this Busineesweek article by Arik Hesseldahl and Olga Kharif I could not believe how many factual errors I found. The basically go around what’s been said over and over on how Apple is holding back on an SDK as they wait for Leopard to stabilize. Here are some of the point I though were misinformed:
Those familiar with the process of hacking an iPhone and installing unauthorized applications say doing so requires obtaining “root” access to the device’s underlying software code. In the world of computers that run on Unix-based operating systems—which includes Apple’s Macintosh computers and the iPhone—users with root access have no limitations as to which files and features they can tinker with. In theory this means that root access on an iPhone could be exploited for malicious purposes, such as hijacking a user’s contact list, eavesdropping on calls, or worse.
Ok, I have root access to my Mac, and I don’t pose a security risk to myself, my network or internet. Both machines are networked and shouldn’t be treated differently. Oh…or somebody is going eavesdrop my email account since developers have root access or something?
Similarly, iPhone programming tools might be distributed via the iTunes store, which Apple already uses to distribute simple games that run on the iPod.
The programming tools? WTF? I though only the games were distributed through iTunes, the programming tools come from Xcode!
It’s rumored that some major players already have been given the iPhone development kit. The list is said to include gaming software maker Electronic Arts (ERTS) and Google (GOOG), which has already built versions of Google Maps and its YouTube video site for the iPhone.
NOOOOTTT! Jobs said at All things D “We are pretty decent at making apps, we took their back-end and built it ourselves” (not exact words).
So there you have it. Don’t believe every word these idiots say!!!