Steve paused for a moment as an iPhone was extended to him, realizing that they didn’t seem to know who he was. With a hint of enthusiasm, he said “Sure!” as he took the iPhone into his hands.
Steve took a great deal of care composing the photo, backing up a few steps several times, tapping the iPhone screen to lock focus, then said “Smile!” as he snapped the photo, grinning a little bit himself to encourage the family to follow suit.
“Here’s to the Crazy Ones” — the first of Apple’s “Think Different” commercials. But this one is a bit different. It’s narrated by Steve Jobs himself.
Pretty much the greatest thing ever.
So cool. Steve Jobs will definitely be missed by all.
(Source: youtube.com)
“But one argument that Apple should care about: this policy will prevent many potentially great apps, from many large and small publishers, from being created on iOS at all.”
Marco Arment, Subscriptions and the new In-App Purchase Requirement
I agree completely with Marco here. Unless this policy changes, interesting and innovative new apps (like Readability) and native clients for important services (like Netflix or Amazon’s Kindle) will cease to exist. Instead we will be left with underwhelming web apps until that technology truly does catch up with the experience a native app provides (and in the meantime, Apple will lose customers).
