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Re:iPhone 5 by MrScruff on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @05:02PM (#4513210)
I think they relaxed that restriction long ago, hence the variety of browsers, email clients etc available.
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Re:iPhone 5 by cheald on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @05:21PM (#4513300)
I was under the impression that things like browser apps are still just wrapping UIWebViews and such. I know this is the case for Chrome - the (heh) chrome is different, but the browser itself is the iOS stock. Is it a technical restriction rather than a philosophical one?
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Re:iPhone 5 by espes on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @05:32PM (#4513354)
Both. Apple has a restriction on 'executing' downloaded code yourself (javascript).
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