newsweek.com — If you say that the iPhone is the greatest invention of your lifetime, few would bat an eye. But dare to claim that the iPhone is killing the Internet as we know it, you'd be laughed out of town. But that is the central argument of a new book "The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It." Read this interview with the author & hear his argument.
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cthellisMay 3, 2008
Yes, the iPhone... Totally locked down... Except for all the programs they'll let people make... Except for all the open, generic web standards the browser supports... Except for all... oh, who'm I kidding, this guy is a yutz.They're platforms that are ON the web. They're platforms that ACCESS the web. They're platforms that are popular BECAUSE of the web... Just how in hell are they DESTROYING the web?
Closed AccountMay 3, 2008
this guy barely sounds computer literate let alone able to 'write code'
widgetmakerMay 3, 2008
Well the mobile phone in general is a far greater innovation. The iphone is nothing more than a fancy phone with a touch screen, the screen is the only innovation.
notadiggtardMay 3, 2008
Eat s**t.
tanathMay 3, 2008
That's why I tend to type long posts in a text editor in case the browser crashes or otherwise malfunctions. You could also use Google Docs, which autosaves.
echomoteMay 4, 2008
I always end up getting it backwards. Some compilers let me, others don't.
stam66May 4, 2008
What a load of crap.The argument is that the "internet" is "dying" because the iPhone is a locked down device, and can't be changed by every one. Since when was the internet bound to local hardware?Never mind nefarious business practices ("embrace and extinguish" practised a lot by MS for example - a standard would be embraced and then changed so that only Windows could run it [well]) - no mention of that. Somehow, the most standards compliant mobile web browser is killing the internet. The key point being "mobile" - hardly the main access point for controlling the internet, is it. Yah, anything for a headline...