A report from wireless industry analyst firm ABI Research released today proclaims that the new Apple iPhone does not fall within the firm’s standard definition of a smartphone, due to restrictions Apple has placed on the phone against the inclusion of third-party applications.
By ABI’s definition, a smartphone is “a cellular handset using an open, commercial operating system that supports third-party applications.” Apple’s announcement two weeks ago that its iPhone would run OS X – essentially an adaptation of its Macintosh edition of Unix – led many to believe the iPhone could open up a world of possibilities for consumer-conceived functionality.
But then in an interview with Newsweek’s Steven Levy, Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated emphatically that despite its OS X roots, the Apple iPhone would be closed to third-party apps, remarking, “You don’t want your phone to be an open platform…Cingular doesn’t want to see their West Coast network go down because some application messed up.” Continue reading ‘Apple IPhone Not a Smartphone’
iPhone is awesome, I’m definitely going to get one for myself.
Cheers