Apple and the Open Web

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Argues that Apple is a major web company because it builds and gives away WebKit (derived from KHTML in 2003) which powers iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm webOS and Nokia browsers, and serves billions of iTunes downloads over HTTP everywhere. Notes specifics: MobileMe charges $100/year and isn’t a viral hit, Ping and Game Center launch with no browser interface, the iPad can act as a pure browser but native apps remain compelling, and fears about App Store control are overstated by continued web app growth.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:44Apple's Web Philosophy
3. 1:15Web 2.0 and HTTP
4. 2:57The Importance of WebKit
5. 5:11The Web Platform
6. 5:50Mobile Web Apps
7. 7:22Native vs Web Apps
8. 9:09The Future of Mobile Web

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