- From: Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:59:46 +0100
- To: Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com>
- CC: "www-tag@w3.org List" <www-tag@w3.org>
On 14/12/2012 08:30 , Karl Dubost wrote: > Le 14 déc. 2012 à 16:26, Paul Libbrecht a écrit : >> I wonder if that is something everyone wants but it's clear at >> least (using this basically means you want a vendor lock-in!). (in >> the current situation on iOS, it seems desired by users). > > Another interpretation is that they have been forced to come up with > a proprietary url scheme because iOS doesn't allow/enable the > handling of URL schemes/app association. I think that's most likely it. On Android you can use Intents to dispatch such things usefully, but iOS hasn't made that architectural leap to being a modern OS (yet). So long as such technical limitations exist, people will apply whatever workarounds they have handy. URL schemes are a common one (cf itms:). -- Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon
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