parsifal

I'm not sure that I totally trust this guy. We stream things all the time, and I actually don't feel like it affects our usage at all. I sort of wonder if things like Netflix, et al., aren't whitelisted.

The base functionality - being able to text from my computer - is great. I wish the texts in Texty were kept in sync with those on my phone, though.

UI is a bit buggy as well, too.

Again though, the base featureset is a big win.

This looks amazing. Combining gaming mechanics with "normal" applications is something I've been interested in.

Does anyone have any idea when this will be coming out?

I wonder what the reason is. Is Apple being extremely careful, as they're new to the phone market? Are they trying to avoid mistakes they made with the Newton (this is a wild guess because I'm not very familiar with the Newton)?

It may just be system resources -- either they're too limited, or Apple wants to make sure that the currently-running application (especially if the front application is playing a video) runs smoothly

Another reason may be battery life: Maybe if there's more than one app running - especially if one of them is playing music or video, and one is using the internet - the battery drains very quickly.

I can say that on my Sidekick 3, your application can do whatever you want: constantly read off of sockets, use a bunch of CPU -- but before your application can be downloaded by users, it has to be approved by Danger (and probably T-Mobile).

Wow. Where is my 500 dollars going, exactly?

As a developer, for me this is a Dead End. Being able to work on something, go work on something else, and come back to the first task, was a key revolution in computing -- compare DOS to Windows.

What use is instant messaging if you have to sign off to use the browser?

What if I'm reading a document and then have to take a phone call? I'll have to re-open the document and find where I was!

I have a Sidekick 3, and one of its biggest benefits is that, not only can I do IMs while I browse and take notes, I can take a phone call, and my IM session is kept alive on a server, and I can still send and receive messages, and the state is all coalesced once I hang up the phone. This is mobile computing.

I agree with jgrahamc: I'm sure we'll see interesting new applications that adapt to this environment.. I'm just not currently going to be one of them.

I'm of the opinion that if you can't explain something without being exasperated, then why are you bothering to explain it? Go do something else.

This is a fantastic post on a topic that's been a problem with the web since day one.

Very insightful. The Four Reasons feel very accurate.

Thanks, Paul!