Re:Steve Jobs Has Just Gone Mad
by oconnor0 on Friday April 09, 2010 @11:46AM
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Even if they do you can still write your own languages that compile down. Ala: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Oriented_Assembly_Lisp
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Re:Steve Jobs Has Just Gone Mad
by vegashacker on Friday April 09, 2010 @12:10PM
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No, that's exactly what the terms are saying you _can't_ do. If you used something like GOAL, you wouldn't be starting out in Objective C, and thus you'd be in violation of the new terms.
Re:Steve Jobs Has Just Gone Mad
by NickPollard on Friday April 09, 2010 @12:34PM
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He was referring to game consoles, for which you _can_ use other languages to compile down from, so they are less restrictive than the iPhone.
Re:Steve Jobs Has Just Gone Mad
by vegashacker on Friday April 09, 2010 @01:35PM
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Thanks. Sorry, I misread. And that's an interesting point too, because until now, an argument I commonly heard in support of Apple was, "At least the App Store is better than the console game environment."