OT: I'm in shock.

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On 13-04-10 08:18, Michael Haney wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:04 PM, steve reilly<sfreilly at roadrunner.com>  wrote:
>> Michael Haney wrote:
>>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/opera-mini-for-iphone-approved-will-be-available-for-free/
>>>
>>> No, seriously, I'm pretty freaked out right now.  Apple has gone
>>> against their own policies and approved the Opera Mini browser for the
>>> iPhone.  I must have fallen into an alternate universe or something.
>>>
>>> Now we can go back to talking Linux after I pick my JAW up off the floor.
>>>
>>
>> i saw that too,  but on mashable.  was reading the comments and people
>> were saying they were downloading it, but i cant find it on the appstore
>> yet.  must be some geo release deal?
>>
>
> Engadget reported that EU users were able to download it from the App
> Store but US users weren't able to access it yet.  Either its going to
> appear on the US App Store or its being released ONLY outside the US
> to keep regulators off of Apple's back.
>
You are thinking about what the EU Commission ordered Microsoft to do 
with their browser selection screen? It's an interesting precedent.

Could that argument also be applied in the conflict between Adobe and Apple?