
01-12-2009, 02:09 PM
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Green Apple
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Device + Firmware: White iPhone 3G
Posts: 44
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it would be nice, it allows for individualism.. sure my phone looks like everyone else who bought a white iphone, but you turn it on and its clearly not like yours..even though all ive done through winterboard is tap/clear lockscreen, user wallpaper, clear icons, 5 icon dock. just those little things have set my phone apart from average user.
but as far as allowing themeing (is that a real word, or did i just invent one?) and a winterboard like program into the app store, i think one big issue to look at is licensing... for instance, my friend has the IM theme on his phone, which uses images that if apple were to create a theme, (unless it was created by the production company), royalties would have to go to both marvel and paramount (over and above the artist who created the theme). and of course, in order to make their money, they'd have to charge XX amount, (which from their perspective could be quite lucrative with movie tie ins, etc.), but would you be as apt to pay a good chunk of change for it, when someone here made something equally as good, for the low low cost of "look what i did, i hope you like it to"?
but for the time being, its not in apples best interest to allow end users to manipulate the OS and accompanying software to meet that individuals wants...
well, thats my take on it anyway
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