Entries for April, 2010
In his response to the Section 3.3.1 changes, Steve Jobs makes a very valid point that has been largely glossed over by the Apple vs Adobe narrative that is playing out on the web right now:
We’ve been there before, and intermediate layers between the platform and the developer ultimately produces sub-standard apps and hinders the [...]
A few interesting things have happened this past week that should remind us all of the perils of building your business on top of someone else’s platform:
Fred Wilson’s recent post describing the future of the Twitter platform has left developers wondering if Twitter is going to integrate certain core features (URL shorteners, photo sharing services) [...]
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Hi, I'm Steve, co-founder of Hindsight Labs. I'm currently working on ChompStack, a service that makes it easy for restaurants to build their own mobile websites. This is my blog about programming, technology, and startups.
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