Comments on: Apple Allows New Browsers on iPhone http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-allows-new-browsers-on-iphone/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-allows-new-browsers-on-iphone/#comment-58032 Dave Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:50 +0000 #comment-58032 This isn't really true. Apple hasn't changed anything regarding browsers. Apple's stance has always been, and still is, that you can't interpret any code, including Javascript, except through Apple's own APIs. These browsers all use Apple's UIWebView. Opera was rejected because it did not use UIWebView, but rather had its own Javascript interpreter, which frankly was a pretty flagrant violation. And yes, these apps all suck.<br /> <br /> There's no news here. Despite that, it's been repeated on dozens of sites. This isn't really true. Apple hasn't changed anything regarding browsers. Apple's stance has always been, and still is, that you can't interpret any code, including Javascript, except through Apple's own APIs. These browsers all use Apple's UIWebView. Opera was rejected because it did not use UIWebView, but rather had its own Javascript interpreter, which frankly was a pretty flagrant violation. And yes, these apps all suck.

There's no news here. Despite that, it's been repeated on dozens of sites.

]]> By: WayneC http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-allows-new-browsers-on-iphone/#comment-58031 WayneC Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:41:27 +0000 #comment-58031 Yeah, Apple allowed these browser alternatives because each one is a piece of crap. With the limited (insufficient) memory of an iphone Safari is about as good as you're going to get. Yeah, Apple allowed these browser alternatives because each one is a piece of crap. With the limited (insufficient) memory of an iphone Safari is about as good as you're going to get.

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