Apple promises, and has come closest so far in delivering the “real internet” on a mobile device. The whole point of MobileSafari is that you don’t need a crummy, crippled version (WAP-like), and yet another different format to maintain — just the “real internet”.
Personally, I find it very annoying when Amazon and Facebook hijack my iPhone browser and force it to show the (very poor) iPhone version, when I’d much rather have the same, fully functional page I use on my desktop (and use just as easily on my iPhone).
Apple understands this and gives us the real, standards compliant, Apple store on the PC and on the iPhone, ditto the Apple WebApp directory.
Now, if what you consider Amazon iPhone and Facebook iPhone to be WebApps, then I suppose that’s fine, but I would rather get the real page on the page, and if I want the WebApp, let me pick and webclip that myself, thanks.
Dear Apple… | The Macalope: An Apple blog - CNET Blogs
The online Apple Store really should have a spiffy iPhone interface like Facebook and Amazon.
Much love,
The Macalope
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