[Sigia-l] Another brand of sugar: Apple multi-touch

Andrew Boyd facibus at gmail.com
Tue Jan 9 20:48:59 EST 2007


On 1/10/07, Will Parker <wparker at channelingdesign.com> wrote:
> BTW, the iPhone is a Mac OS X device, supporting probably mostly-
> standard Apple widgets which can be created using Javascript with a
> few well-documented hooks to communicate with the OS. This means
> webbish UI people can easily create widget front-ends for web-based
> services. That means chances for fame and wealth are Merely A Matter
> Of (Ajax) Programming away. (A certain High Personage in Apple's UX
> group recently recommended widget development to me as a potentially
> lucrative business; I think I now know why.)

Will,

opinions seem to be varied on other lists as to whether this is a full
version of OSX or a cut-down "OSX lite". Do you have any information
on this?

Cheers, Andrew



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