According to comments made by Apple CEO Steve Jobs during an interview with famous US technology writer Walt Mossberg, Apple wants to have non-Apple software on the iPhone. Jobs told Mossberg, “We would like to solve this problem, and if you could just be a little more patient with us, we’ll do it.”
Stories have been circulating about this possibility for a while now, and it’s good to hear Jobs finally set the record straight. Apple wants to ensure that the iPhone is secure and stable, and those concerns are behind its indecision over allowing other companies’ apps on-board. Anyway, now it’s possible, we’re officially requesting that someone start work on iPhone Guitar Hero, please!
Jobs also commented on the possibility of downloading video directly to your iPhone via the phone network, saying that he thinks it doesn’t make sense due to cost and other reasons. He also defended the lack of 3G network support in iPhone, saying that wi-fi was, “way faster”… But we still suspect that things may change for the handset’s European launch.
(Via AppleInsider)
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