Comments on: All eyes on the iPhone App Store

By: Neil, Coalmont, BC

Neil, Coalmont, BC — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:16:48 +0000

Enigmo is an awesome game!

By: Rich, Boston MA

Rich, Boston MA — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:27:58 +0000

The only thing I want is that game… Enigmo.

By: slappy, San Francisco, CA

slappy, San Francisco, CA — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:35:54 +0000

"I am a programmer & am familiar with the skill of the average programmer.

So be warned, don’t clutter up your iPhone like you clutter up your winOS / osX icon/gadget trays unless you want your iPhone perfermance to quickly degrade to trash."

PLease watch the WWDC and understand that its not a problem. Unlike the other phone platforms you may have programmed for. This was thought out by Apple and provided an elegant solution.

By: Thomas, Seattle, WA

Thomas, Seattle, WA — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:14 +0000

25,000 is the number of developers who applied for the $99 iPhone developer program, whereas 100,000 is the number of people who downloaded the iPhone SDK (which is free) regardless of whether they signed up or not.

By: S. Jobs, San Fransico. CA

S. Jobs, San Fransico. CA — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:58:23 +0000

"So be warned, don’t clutter up your iPhone like you clutter up your winOS / osX icon/gadget trays unless you want your iPhone perfermance to quickly degrade to trash.

Wrong wrong wrong. Luky for us, Apple has been smart enough not to allow background applications! So not more running task manager ans scratching your head to see what apps you might want to kill.

By: Jimbo, Jumba, In

Jimbo, Jumba, In — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:17:12 +0000

I am a programmer & am familiar with the skill of the average programmer.

So be warned, don't clutter up your iPhone like you clutter up your winOS / osX icon/gadget trays unless you want your iPhone perfermance to quickly degrade to trash.

By: Travis D, Fremont CA

Travis D, Fremont CA — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:45:59 +0000

I agree, I've downloaded the developer kit with every release and have yet to open it. I just like to d/l it to keep the newest version for when I do one day want to start playing with it. And I am sure a lot of people d/l just to play with or to have.

I don't understand one article on here almost moaning about APPL charging for some Apps. All cell phone companies charge for some apps & games, why is it when APPL does what everyone does, people complain? Is $9 for a game or App worth complaining about? Come on, you don't get PSP or Nintendo games free, can't expect all Apps to be free – it's a business not a handout. Tired of the media (and others) griping about every cost. DON'T BUY IT the you don't have to pay for anything.

By: sT, erie, pa

sT, erie, pa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:58:43 +0000

Wasn't it more like 100,000 developers in the first week?

ex ped: see my answer to Jim in Richmond, below.

By: ed, trenton, nj

ed, trenton, nj — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:43:01 +0000

What a Deluge! This platform is going to go nuts. Not to mention the 100 million dollar seed fund started for the iPhone.

By: Jim, Richmond, VA

Jim, Richmond, VA — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:40:47 +0000

Not sure about 25,000 developers I see in iPhoneAtlas.com:

"…100,000 iPhone developers downloaded the beta iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) in the first four days since its launch on March 6…

ex ped: The 25,000 comes directly from Steve Jobs (I have a photo of him with the number in my WWDC live blog here). 100,000 downloads doesn't necessarily add up to 100,000 developers. I downloaded the SDK — twice — and I can't program my way out of a paper bag.