[DM-MUG] Is anyone else concerned about the renaming of iPhoneOS to iOS?

[Brandon Carlson]

Since the introduction of the iPad I've had a concern. That concern is that
the next rev of OSX is iPhoneOS. Are these platforms converging? I don't
think it's much of a stretch to envision an iMac with touch capability.

Why do I have a concern? I don't like Apple projecting their moral compass
onto my machine. The best and worst part of iOS in my opinion is the App
Store. The ease of download and installation of the apps is great, yet the
numerous whacky app rejections and revocations due to "Too much bandwidth
used" or "Inappropriate content" have lead me to fear the day that my
desktop and notebook now require all software be delivered through the App
Store and my software choice is restricted to the whims of some arbitrary
reviewer.

In addition to the reviewer's whims, what about software and content
developers? With the recent changes to the Software Developer Agreement
Apple is now regulating what technology you can use to develop applications
as well as shutting out access to mobile advertisers other than those that
use the new iAd technology. What was the perfect mix of form and function
(Mac + OSX) is now becoming an even more closed system in pursuit of more
money (I really meant a better user experience of course).

Pray that I don't have to switch to Ubuntu...

Brandon
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