All the external private APIs referenced by iBooks.app version 1.2.1

Re:All the external private APIs referenced by iBooks.app ve... by masklinn on Thursday February 17, 2011 @08:52AM (#2230864)

> I think it's probably within Apple's rights to use their own private APIs.

Sure, but it's a bit annoying that they do use that right for applications distributed through the AppStore (and that their own applications aren't subject to the normal validation process — again within their right).

On the other hand, it may also point to APIs which will become public/documented in the next revision(s) of the SDK.

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Re:All the external private APIs referenced by iBooks.app ve... by salgernon on Thursday February 17, 2011 @12:42PM (#2231865)

It is probably worth noting that even though iBooks is distributed via the AppStore it is a free download. This may put it in the same category of system apps as Safari and Mail. That is to say an optional install of an OS component.

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Re:All the external private APIs referenced by iBooks.app ve... by saurik on Friday February 18, 2011 @08:41AM (#2235337)

This does not matter... compare with Microsoft including a web browser as part of their operating system.

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Re:All the external private APIs referenced by iBooks.app ve... by masklinn on Thursday February 17, 2011 @03:01PM (#2232553)

No.

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