.NET framework among APIs banned from use in iPhone OS version 4
4/9/2010 1:48 PM
While the release of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 has been largely overshadowed by the new commercial availability of the iPad, there was a great deal of reaction among IT professionals.
A new clause in the license agreement to the iPhone OS system developers' kit precludes the use of any non-Apple-approved programming language to create frameworks and apps for the device, according to Apple Insider. That website says that "the new rule … rubs out any hope for Java or Silverlight/Mono as a common denominator for building mobile apps, preventing developers from coding apps using Java or C#/.NET and then just cross-compiling them into iPhone apps using a 'translation or compatibility layer.'"
CNET associate editor Nicole Lee said that there were a number of features missing in iPhone OS 4.0 beyond the lack of support shown to .NET developers. Among the biggest missteps, she said, were the lack of Wi-Fi sync capability and a reliable mass storage mode.
The snub to .NET developers could be a sign of things to come, particularly when Apple releases a new version of the OS for the iPad, which has already proved a hot item.
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