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- thenumber8, on 10/10/2007, -4/+39An aside during the introduction states: "Currently, developers create web applications for iPhone, not native applications." It may be one simple word, but "currently" adds a whole lot of flavor to that sentence for anyone who cannot live by Web 2.0 alone.
- blackbrutha, on 10/10/2007, -7/+36For God Sakes Apple, Open Up the iPhone to developers. Jesus.
- stalefries, on 10/10/2007, -8/+24Prediction: Macworld 2008 we'll see an "official" SDK.
- koko775, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Prediction: Macworld 2008 will see no such thing; they'll wait until WWDC.
Take that. - afx1, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12the ironing is delicious
- Glugory, on 10/10/2007, -5/+13Apple obviously doesn't even NEED to release and SDK. They just need to stay out of the way of all of the people who are already developing applications that make the bundled features of the iPhone look retarded.
- MacParrot, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9BREAKING Prediction: Apple may or may not release a SDK for a product that might be called (or might not be) the iPhone (maybe). It's been said (perhaps) that it could be released (or delayed) until a gathering of large (or possibly small) numbers of Apple users commences (though this itself is just a rumor).
- psilanthropist, on 10/10/2007, -6/+13this is exactly the kind of crackpot rumor mongering that has created the apple rumors industry. from the one word "currently" you managed to infer that there will be an official SDK at Macworld '08.
- jeffchuck, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Direct link to the guidelines:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/iPhone/Co ... - deadbaby, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9I think it's entirely possible Apple is just waiting for the iPhone OS to reach a higher level of maturity and perhaps allow developers to publish and sell applications on the iTunes Store eventually. There's no good reason why they don't want third party apps on the phone however they DO want to figure out a way to make money off it.
- stealthboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Of course Apple SHOULD open the SDK, but the can't. They are most likely bound by their contract with at&t to not publish an available SDK. Think about it: I get the SDK and write two apps that would cut off revenue from at&t: iChat (no need for SMS), and Skype (no need for at&t voice service). I'm sure Apple wants an open SDK, and I'm sure they could (technically), but personally I think it's the contract with at&t that is screwing this all up.
- signal15, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6You fail at teh internets.
- obey43, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5why would they wait till then, so frustrating
- sholt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Well, if the update does a Restore process - it deletes EVERYTHING, and then puts a fresh system image on the phone.
It only does a restore if it tries to do an update and fails. or you hit the restore button. - TopSlacker, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Buried for capitalising every word.
- asjk, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Agreed. I've been wondering if they haven't sandboxing the environment for safety's sake before opening the device up to applications. I am positive that if the iphone was bricked or compromised had Apple sanctioned a totally open approach then people really would be screaming much louder.
- EdwardsNH, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Skype would eliminate at&t voice service?! Ok, when wi-fi is available, sure. What about the other 99.9% of the time you need to use your cell phone?
- yabos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Apple wrote the google maps thing themselves.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3oh go cry into your os/2 warp
- treed, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5Why does the update delete the stuff I've already installed?
- unloud, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2There are no more secret features left. It is to late in development to add any. Period.
- flipmeat, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Well, go to your profile and filter out Apple stories. **POOF**, they're gone!
- stalefries, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ah yes, Cingular, now known as AT&T. It's probably just a really old shot.
- marques99, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Web apps instead of native apps? Sure if the phone did not have a ***** 56kbs connection to the Internet (edge). Apple get a clue you ***** up on the edge and the only way to make this up is by allowing third party apps that can access the Internet to reduce on bandwidth.
- runforcover, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1oops, http://tinyurl.com/2afgou
- Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1He isn't making up some rumor. He made a prediction based on Apple's diction and a bit of logic. The bit about having overheard a couple of Apple developers while in an elevator would have made it a rumor.
- bkemper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1in order to sell music for it, the Music industry probably forced them to make it difficult to install software, so as to avoid software that would make putting your own ripped music or ring-tones on it easy, or adding apps that allowed wireless file sharing. And ATT also probably had similar provisions in their contract with Apple, to ensure that it would not be easy to add ring-tones or VOIP clients or chat clients that would cut into their massive profits.
- jeffchuck, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2What are you talking about?
- MacParrot, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2There's a word for people like you too zybch. It's just not polite to say it in mixed company
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4The iPhone runs Leopard and they don't want to give away some of Leopard's secrets before its fully released.
- cave, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Funny thing is there's nothing complicated about either of those terms, they seem pretty straightforward to me.
- roywaits, on 02/02/2008, -3/+4How many ***** apple posts do there need to be?!? there is real news out there ya know...
- feelfree82, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yup, i agree... similarly there are Apple HI guidelines, i found it a while back n saved it on my blog
check it out if u interested in HCI
http://feelfree82.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/apple-h ...
Amit - znicket, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Apple got burnt by Newton and they are desperate to prevent it from happening again with the iPhone. That is why they have opted for stability and ease of use instead of opening up the iPhone for the myriad of applications that would be available and potentially dangerous to the user experience.
Once the iPhone has established itself as a permanent player in the mobile phone market, Apple will gradually open it up for 3rd party developers. - judsond, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I've heard rumors that yahoo was developing things also, can't remember where. If true, they should open it to everyone.
- seeinpixels, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Who's with your spelling? :)
- JC4P, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I, for one, am offended sir!
- superkendall, on 10/10/2007, -6/+6More like - Realist. And "Old School Hacker". Who knows what hacks do, and what you sign up for when you start using hacked firmware. You can't just install hacked firmware or OS'es and expect to apply updates the day a new patch is released by the vendor! Twll any console hacker than and you'd be laughed off the internet. What makes you think Apple should NOT fix known security holes in a product? They should leave that bug open forever?
I plan to hack mine myself as soon as the most recent release is Jailbroken. But I have no illusions that when the next update comes down I'll wait to install it until the hacks work with it. - Drizzit, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Apple has perfected the ultimate cash cow.
Develop Phone, negotiate contracts for 10% of revenues earned. Force all applications to require network usage to work
Profit! - f8tbrautmehere, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4Welcome to my digg down hammer. Nobody forced you to read the article, or comment.
- xw6x, on 12/07/2007, -0/+0http://games.gwafi.com
- tyrione, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0http://developer.apple.com/internet/
This way you get the entire coverage. - MacParrot, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Making fun of people in commas is NOT funny! They are people too. Just people with severe injuries that can't defend themselves...blah blah blah. Ok...coma jokes over
- runforcover, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Anyone else notice that this picture has a cingular sim...
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/iPhone/Co ... - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Unless Google bought Apple without getting noticed, there are two supported native third-party iPhone apps I can think of.
- TejInLA, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Or perhaps they're trying to say all the hackers aren't real developers?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -7/+5There is a word for people like you kendall. And that word is Apologist
- MadOtaku, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Of all OS2Guy's crimes against english, you chose the comma?
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