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- smurf22, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13I like this actually, if the iphone was unlocked we'd have crappy apps you pay for. Instead we get ones that are free.
- TannerC, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Great! Now all the iPhone users can edit their Notes.
- astrosmash, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5The reason the iPhone didn't ship with a 3rd-party SDK is that
1. There were higher priorities (e.g. making the iPhone work, which they barely got done in time)
2. Security issues: They need to ensure that developers/hackers don't have access to the raw cellular network.
One way to safely secure 3rd-party applications is to sandbox them inside a virtual environment (Java, Flash, Applescript, etc) and to disallow all native code. I thought this would be the way Apple goes, but these new *native* Cocoa applications may force Apple to get the security right, at which point a native Cocoa SDK could be released publicly.
With the speed of the hardware, size of the screen, and the unique touch interface, the ability for developers to write real Cocoa applications and take advantage of technology like Core Animation could be the iPhone's real killer feature. - danny951, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I think it's time for someone to start a "My Dream iPhone App" competition.
- nicarley, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Over the next few weeks I think you will see all kinds of applications running on the iphone. I hope Apple will be forced to embrace 3rd party development! I for one welcome it! Thanks to the hard working software developers behind all this!!! I am waiting for the bluetooth modem hack that allows me to use Edge on my Macbook when in remote locations. Or maybe some router like functionality that serves up Edge over Wi-Fi. Ahh one could hope!
- superkendall, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Apple has already had one iPhone update out, yet it seems most of the hacks still work - so obviously even though such work is unsupported, Apple condones it (or at least doesn't care if it proceeds).
My guess is they'll care more if someone does get network unlocking, but probably will still not try to prevent other hacks. - sukimashita, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's interesting to see how the Internets is able to bend almost anything to it's liking when there is just enough demand/interest for it.
- kaje, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Sweet...Notes without...the notepad...
- rebotfc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The point is it shows how easy it is to create apps with the hacked together SDK. It proves that great things are on the way for iphone 3rd party tools.
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3It would actually be trivial to get command line vi to run on the iPhone being shell access is already achieved. This is just a demo of the actual SDK hacking that has been achieved, and is pretty darn impressive. Sadly, as fun as hacking is, I'm still not sure a smartphone that you need to hack to store and edit text files is that appealing to the geek crowd that have 9-5 jobs.
- d3matt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2When it said text editor, I was thinking that VI had been built for the iphone
- dclinton, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Looking forward to when the API is opened up fully.
- danny951, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I love all the attention the iPhone is getting from 3rd party devs. It's actually funny -- all the haters keep saying, "just wait until more people are using Macs. They'll get hacked up just like Windows", when actually it seems that all the attention that has been given to the iPhone, the Apple TV and even Macs lately has only made the respective platforms BETTER!
So I'm sayin' -- BRING ON THE ATTENTION! - SteveNojobs, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2I want an App that improves my love life, increases my IQ, lets me choose between multi-touch and tactile feedback, makes me look good and costs less than $10.
Oh wait, that's the iPoor.com - plosfas, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1I would say because it doesn't have that horrible background and font. Plus, Apple didn't right it.
- pcpimpster, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Why does the title say SDK? it should say "IPhone hack kit". An SDK is a planned and supported kit which would be released and endorsed by Apple. This is neither of those. Thats why you can only do really cool stuff like edit text... Friggin gahey.
- Icebird, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1And this is different from Notes because...
- pcpimpster, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0as a programmer by trade, thats the most retarded thing ive ever heard.
im sure more then a few developers would right perfectly free and useful apps for the iphone if they didnt have to hack it first just to do so. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -12/+5this is the most baller ***** EVER!
- CrazedGeek, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1Two things:
1) The PSP already does all of that with homebrew. You might want to look in that direction.
2) How would most of that work anyway? All of that stuff, besides Pong, requires/plays better with buttons. - superpixel, on 10/10/2007, -14/+2Tom, not sure what that means, but around here we call it DOPE! srsly, when are we going to see Pong, Doom, Hexen, a GBA emu, and (naturally) an Apple ][ emulator on the iPhone? get coding Erica Sadun! Oh, and I'd like ActiveX too, since I feel these iPhones are way too secure.
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