Comments on: Reports: Apple Set to Open Up the iPhone (Within Limits)

By: Ernoid, Hong Kong

Ernoid, Hong Kong — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:06:12 +0000

I think only reason Jobs is opening up the iPhone for native app developers is to keep them happily developing 'buzz' around the iPhone instead of for the soon-to-launch gPhone. A case of keeping its thunder from (potentially) being stolen. If that's his true concern, he'd also better open up the iphone to accept any carrier and its SIMs

By: jmmx, Portlnad Or

jmmx, Portlnad Or — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:17:14 +0000

to smokeonit -

This is a good idea.,But you must realize the complexity of this "certificate" How do you check if under some strange unforseen situation, the software does not set up a totally unforseen interaction of various peices of software that wil wrechk havoK with the phone? Testing a piece of software typically takes man-years of labor.

Here we are not talking about the computer doing yet another glitch – the potential consequence is the loss (however temprary) of your cell phone. Potentially a catastophe.

Apple is very wise to go slowly and cautiously here. Let them work their own bugs out first – get the platform stabile – then they can open it up. A liittle patience please!

By: jmmx, PDX, Or

jmmx, PDX, Or — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:06:50 +0000

In comment #1 Chicago Il wrote:

I’m not sure Apple ever explicitly prohibited 3rd-party development for the iPhone. They just wanted some degree of quality control over the process. And why not?

Because I own the hardware that I purchased, not Apple.

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Yes Mr. Il. – this is true. But won't you be very unhappy if your iPhone fails to work? And won't you come and complain first to Apple?

My friend – they are doing it to protect YOU.

By: Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:23:46 +0000

I’m not sure Apple ever explicitly prohibited 3rd-party development for the iPhone. They just wanted some degree of quality control over the process. And why not?

Because I own the hardware that I purchased, not Apple.

By: decastro honolulu hawaii

decastro honolulu hawaii — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:11:59 +0000

you know i was on my brothers computer using microsoft software and i thought what a mess i will take safari or leporard software on the i-macs any day anytime any place im a TRUE APPLE BELIEVER and the company has been a big financial investment in my life will always be grateful to apple inc for such a fantastic company

By: Tracy, Lynnwood Washington

Tracy, Lynnwood Washington — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:01:33 +0000

This doesn't make sense to me as serious Apple developers already have access to Leopard. Unless there is something on the consumer end where you need Leopard to install these 3rd party apps..

By: Xac from Detroit

Xac from Detroit — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:30:16 +0000

So does this leave iPhone developers on Windows in the dark? I still don't see why you have to develop your apps on Leopard just because the iPhone runs it.

By: Jim, Richmond VA

Jim, Richmond VA — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:42:12 +0000

I'm not sure Apple ever explicitly prohibited 3rd-party development for the iPhone. They just wanted some degree of quality control over the process.

And why not?

Non-article.

By: Lucien Flowerbranch, New York NY

Lucien Flowerbranch, New York NY — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:47:11 +0000

"Wait for the Leopard Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard release later this month before you write off the iPhone platform. Apple hasn’t shipped an SDK [software developers kit] yet, not because Apple is evil, but because the iPhone is a Leopard device."

That so true. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard brings Objective-C 2.0 wich has Garbage Collection (as Java; no memory leakage) and supports cryptographic signing of applications (to verify it's true origin and to force apple approval).

so yeah, iPhone is a Leopard device.

By: Me, San Francisco, CA

Me, San Francisco, CA — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:24:54 +0000

Have you even seen what it takes to get a developer's license for the sidekick? Amateurs need not apply. Apple is screwing up by stopping the homebrew network from forming.