[casual_games] DoCoMo and Apple

[Hal Barwood]

Further to the iPhone platform discussion:  it seems that both Apple and 
Cingular have a voice in the closed-for-now system.  Here's an account 
of an interview with Jobs.  No claim that his comments are honest...

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/8560/1103/

Hal


Juan Gril wrote:

> Symbian, Palm and Windows Mobile are open platforms, and Cingular sells 

> phones with all three operating systems. Looks like Cingular is not 

> responsible for that decision.

> 

> On 1/12/07, * Hal Barwood* <hal at finitearts.com 

> <mailto:hal at finitearts.com>> wrote:

> 

>     Open platforms beat closed platforms?  Maybe in the long run -- but in

>     the long run we'll all be dead.  In the medium run, consoles, all

>     closed, seem to be hammering PCs into the turf, yes?

> 

>     I do have some hope -- PCs are getting to be very cheap, with

>     _slightly_

>     better driver quality, and consoles are becoming outrageously expensive.

>       Maybe economics will play a role.

> 

>     As to the iPhone -- my guess is, Cingular (soon to resume the AT&T name)

>     wouldn't hear of an open platform.  Those pesky carriers.

> 

>     Hal

> 

> 

> 

>     Lennard Feddersen wrote:

>      > I released several Tapwave Zodiac titles - aside from DRM

>     signing, what

>      > was closed about that platform?

>      >

>      > Lennard Feddersen

>      > CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.

>      > www.RustyAxe.com <http://www.RustyAxe.com>

>      >

>      > Lennard at RustyAxe.com <mailto:Lennard at RustyAxe.com>

>      > P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466

>      > P. July & August 518-863-2317

>      > 5014 Walsh, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4H2

>      >

>      >

>      >

>      > Gabor Forrai wrote:

>      >> Juan

>      >>

>      >> I think Apple dont have the similar open minded ideas as DoCoMo has.

>      >> I think Apple is making this things with the "closed platform"

>     idea on the

>      >> bad way...maybe could be nice to read for them everything about the

>      >> Tapwave Zodiac story....another closed platform, a gaming pda

>     with Palm

>      >> os, a 2.5d video chip, same nice resolution (480x320), and a sad

>     end, they

>      >> have bancrupted last year.

>      >>

>      >> Anyway..im sure that Bejeweled will be there so make a multi million

>      >> bestseller and im sure every gates on the apple (what a strange

>     analogy)

>      >> will to open. :)

>      >>

>      >> Best

>      >>

>      >> Gabor.Forrai

>      >> Director of Development

>      >> Catmoon Games

>      >>

>      >>

>      >>

>      >>

>      >>> Von: casual_games-bounces at igda.org

>     <mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org>

>     [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org

>     <mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org>]

>      >>> Im

>      >>> Auftrag von Juan Gril

>      >>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2007 21:01

>      >>> An: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

>      >>> Betreff: Re: [casual_games] Casual_Games Digest, Vol 21, Issue 9

>      >>>

>      >>>

>      >>> Sorry Alex, thanks for the clarification. Although I have to say I

>      >>> disagree.

>      >>> There is a company in Japan called "DoCoMo", and they have a

>     completely

>      >>> open

>      >>> system, even with billing integration and revenue sharing, and

>     last time I

>      >>> checked it seems that it's doing pretty well...

>      >>>

>      >>> Oh and Andreas, sorry to be me the one revealing this to you,

>     but that's

>      >>> Apple response for "no, we are not interested".

>      >>>

>      >>> Cheers,

>      >>>

>      >>> Juan

>      >>>

>      >>>

>      >>>

>      >>> On 1/11/07, Andreas Schneider - GAMGO < gamgo at gmx.de

>     <mailto:gamgo at gmx.de>> wrote:

>      >>>

>      >>>

>      >>> when the iPod video was launched I ask Apple if it is possible

>     to develop

>      >>> for iPod. I got a nice answer that it is only possible to

>     special partners

>      >>> at the moment - but that they put us on hold for further

>     reviewing our

>      >>> games.

>      >>> Andreas

>      >>>

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