Suddenly apple hates wifi
And we all know how massive tectonic market shifts can begin with a few simple moves. It could be years before the rats begin to abandon any sinking ship with an Apple logo on it, but don’t think for a second that seemingly small acts like this won’t play an eventual role. The iPhone/iPod touch/iPad universe remains the place to be if you’re looking to build mobile apps.
Google’s Android is a distant second fiddle, and RIM is barely out of the gate. But Google’s approach open source and decidedly less school marm-ish in its definition of what developers can and cannot do may yet be the kind of landscape that developers will target if Apple’s mercurial form of relationship building becomes too onerous.
Apple’s Wi-Fi move is pushing things with this sensitive audience yet again. At some point, they may yet decide enough is enough.
Carmi Levy is a Canadian-based independent technology analyst and journalist still trying to live down his past life leading help desks and managing projects for large financial services organizations. He comments extensively in a wide range of media, and works closely with clients to help them leverage technology and social media tools and processes to drive their business.