var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2681258\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=103034\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-103034-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=103034\">hypnotik_jello</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/10/sources-familiar-with-the-companys.html#comment-2681258\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-10-17T01:19:03-05:00\">October 17, 2007  1:19 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2681258);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2681258');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Too bad the article says that Apple will most likely \"hand pick\" who it gives the SDK to (much like the iPod SDK for games).</p><p>I don't understand why they can't do what SymbianOS does and offer the SDK to anyone and then use signed certificates via a Code Signing Publisher ID to vet those software developers who want to access certain \"trusted\" features of the device. Symbian also allows any developer to apply for a self-signing certificate for development testing on their own handset.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2681258, 'hypnotik_jello')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2681321\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=21970\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-21970-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=21970\">Chris Walters</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/10/sources-familiar-with-the-companys.html#comment-2681321\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-10-17T01:27:39-05:00\">October 17, 2007  1:27 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2681321);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2681321');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c2681258\" rel=\"nofollow\">hypnotik_jello</a>: Slightly off-topic, but: I just read that Nokia will release a touchscreen version of S60 in 2008, which makes sense I guess since they've pretty much admitted that they're going to release some sort of iPhone competitor.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2681321, 'Chris Walters')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-2681743\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=4901\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=4901\">CaliforniaCajun</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/10/sources-familiar-with-the-companys.html#comment-2681743\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-10-17T02:18:42-05:00\">October 17, 2007  2:18 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2681743);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2681743');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c2681258\" rel=\"nofollow\">hypnotik_jello</a>: <i>I don't understand why they can't do what SymbianOS does and offer the SDK to anyone and then use signed certificates</i></p><br /><p>Because Apple does things Apple's way. A certificate infrastructure would use more of the iPhone's memory, could cause another layer of security headaches, and would let any old developer write CrapApp 3000, spoiling the whole look-and-feel of the phone.</p><br /><p>Part of the value of the iPhone is the seamlessness of the thing; you don't notice the OS or the apps as separate; the whole thing just works. Having different priveledges for different apps is nice from an \"everyone in the pool\" standpoint, but while everyone might get a chance to swim, you're damned sure a few folks are gonna pee in the pool. Apple doesn't want pee in their pool.</p><br /><p>As for the news of the SDK itself, anyone with half a brain saw this coming. The iPhone runs a limited-functionality version of Mac OS X; they had to get the phone out ahead of the SDK to beat the look-alike phones; I can assure you they've been hurredly working on the SDK for some time now.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2681743, 'CaliforniaCajun')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");