“Apple has developed a web app at reader.mac.com that will bring RSS feeds to the iPhone,” Think Secret reports.
“Users will be able to add the addresses of news feeds and check on headlines through the Apple-designed RSS aggregator,” Think Secret reports.
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To access the reader, just download the “iphoney” app and use the iPhone user agent.
PC Apologist,
Web standards don’t codify that a website must work on all platforms. Instead, they lay the ground rules for how code should be written and how browsers should show that code to the user. In all likelihood this RSS aggregation site was written to be standards compliant. Requiring an iPhone to access it isn’t in violation of any standard I can find. Maybe you know something I don’t?
Besides, I think you’ve grossly misinterpreted what’s going on here. Apple has offered javascript and html as an application platform for the iPhone. They argue that this is an attractive option because lots of people know how to write web applications. This RSS app is going to demonstrate that a client-side SDK isn’t necessary in order to make interesting apps for the iPhone.
There has never been ANY talk that iPhone apps would be compatible with other phones or platforms, only that a developer could expect her iPhone app to render in a certain way on the device because the it uses a standards compliant browser.
And by the way, unless you want to continue to reveal how little you know about web development, I would avoid using the word ‘applet’ in the future.
-Alex
I would imagine that the “propretary-ness” of the RSS app has everything to do with specific iPhone functions/interface. No other phone comes close to having this sort of functionality, and it would not be possible to make the app “cross mobile platform”. Though this app is accessible via a web page, it is essentially not a web page in the usual sense, but rather a delivery mechanism for an application. And besides, why is Apple obligated to design apps for other phones. F**k the other phones. Most of them have never done a halfway decent job of syncing with Macs, so as far as I’m concerned, they can take it up the a** now.
PC Apologist: You forgot to take your meds again. Chill already!
@ PC Apologist
” internet standard weak e-mail protocols.”
Stupid shit. What does “weak” mean?
There’s nothing “strong” or, more to the point, particularly good, about Exchange ActiveSync. It’s just a very poor proprietary copy of RIM’s proprietary methods. And even with inside knowledge of Exchange Microsoft can’t do it as well as RIM.
Better everybody gets out of the game, stops paying MS the equivalent of protection money, and starts using IETF IMAP-push.
PC Apologist? Apologist for a convicted monopolist and industry bully-boy, you mean. Monkey Boy’s monkey.
http://www.marketcircle.com/iphoney
You know, does this thing have an alarm clock? I haven’t read anything about an alarm clock. Is it proprietary or based on open standards? If it doesn’t have an open standard(s) alarm clock, then this thing really sucks. Sheesh.
MDN Word: George: as in Monkey Boy must be freaking.
PC Apologist – You seem to be confusing Apple with someone else. The Electronic Frontier Foundation perhaps? Apple uses and promotes standards (and open source) in specific cases where they are a good solution, and stand to benefit many parties (but first and foremost Apple, of course).
Apple has NEVER claimed that they ALWAYS use open standards or open source, nor that these are ALWAYS better than a proprietary solution. Furthermore, Steve Jobs never said that the iPhone doesn’t support Flash or Java specifically because they are not standards.
This is what we call a straw man fallacy. You are setting up an Apple that doesn’t exist in order to knock it down. Now I will grant you that Apple fans also tend to set up a similar Apple, that doesn’t exist, in their minds – an angelic, saintly Apple that is carrying high the banner of choice, standards, whatever.
The Apple I appreciate is a tough company that can fight hard when it needs to in an industry that is rarely fair, a company that has suffered many times from hubris and error, but that in the end makes some of the best, most enjoyable products on the market and that has an uncanny sense for what people need.
Yeah, you’re all right. I’m gonna stop drinking so much coffee in the mornings.
Still, pretty uncool.
SarcasticDave – actually, that’s a really really good question. (not sure if you meant it or not) Does it have an alarm? Does anyone know? ‘cuz it ought to…
Alex – I know nothing about web development. I wasn’t hiding it and I don’t mind revealing it.
Yep, it was a real (sarcastic) question. Don’t know the answer – but was assuming it has that feature. However, I don’t really care if it’s open or proprietary, as long as it works. Anyone?
I was just wondering because it’s about the only other feature I use on my current cell phone besides making calls. Can’t wait for tomorrow. Peace.
Hmmm. Did someone else hijack PC Apologist’s username, ’cause that really doesn’t sound like the same troll.
MDN word “else”, as in, “why else would he suddenly capitulate?”
Seriously? I’m the only one who thinks this is crap?
No, but you’re the only one who’s thinking is crap.
I think PC Apo has a bit of a point. Apple’s iPhone-only web-based reader is not a very surprising move but I would’ve kinda thought they would’ve made it Safari-only, to help push people to use Safari on Windows. Doing that would’ve also made it more difficult for the non-iPhone mobile devices to utilize these specialized pages, thus further separating them from the iPhone.
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