Comments on: iPhone SDK first thoughts http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/ Stand back, here come the MacDaddies from Ecamm Network Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:48:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Geoff Wilson http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1990 Geoff Wilson Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:30:06 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1990 @Paul On Palm OS, you really had no choice. The option was 1. Ugly App or 2. No App. I'm not sure it is even possible to create an entirely ugly app with the iPhone SDK. The default widgets and default user experience should make even simple apps acceptable. See the medical library browser demo thing in the keynote for an example. @Paul On Palm OS, you really had no choice. The option was 1. Ugly App or 2. No App. I’m not sure it is even possible to create an entirely ugly app with the iPhone SDK. The default widgets and default user experience should make even simple apps acceptable. See the medical library browser demo thing in the keynote for an example.

]]> By: Dominik Wagner http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1956 Dominik Wagner Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:22:18 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1956 "Applications must be approved and signed with an Apple- issued certificate before they can be tested on the iPhone or iPod touch, pursuant to a separate iPhone Developer Program License Agreement." Approved before they can be tested? really? seriously? “Applications must be approved and signed with an Apple-
issued certificate before they can be tested on the iPhone or iPod touch, pursuant to a separate
iPhone Developer Program License Agreement.”

Approved before they can be tested? really? seriously?

]]> By: Tristan Brotherton http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1954 Tristan Brotherton Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:45:40 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1954 How about the other massive limitation. You can only run one third party app at a time. (No multi tasking) and if you leave the app it closes. (no background applications). This kills it as a viable platform for me. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/07/iphone-sdk-some-of-the-details-arent-great/#comments How about the other massive limitation. You can only run one third party app at a time. (No multi tasking) and if you leave the app it closes. (no background applications). This kills it as a viable platform for me.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/07/iphone-sdk-some-of-the-details-arent-great/#comments

]]> By: Paul http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1950 Paul Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:37:43 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1950 @Honoo: It's not as if you're -forced- to use ugly apps. Freedom of choice is a good thing. This looks like it's going to work out to be much more repressive than that. If so, that will be unfortunate for developers looking to do interesting new things, and users as well, who want functionality of which Apple doesn't approve. @Ken: Quentin had a similar post lined up (we laughed and cried at what you quoted in #2), and canned it after we noted that the Agreement covers -itself-. I imagine you'll be fine, but watch your back 8). @Honoo: It’s not as if you’re -forced- to use ugly apps. Freedom of choice is a good thing. This looks like it’s going to work out to be much more repressive than that. If so, that will be unfortunate for developers looking to do interesting new things, and users as well, who want functionality of which Apple doesn’t approve.

@Ken: Quentin had a similar post lined up (we laughed and cried at what you quoted in #2), and canned it after we noted that the Agreement covers -itself-. I imagine you’ll be fine, but watch your back 8).

]]> By: ken http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1948 ken Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:47:05 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1948 @Peter: Go to the iPhone Dev Center web page and click on "iPhone SDK Agreement". Section 3.3 "Program Requirements for Applications ". You'll find a long list of requirements; they've really covered their bases. -Ken @Peter: Go to the iPhone Dev Center web page and click on “iPhone SDK Agreement”. Section 3.3 “Program Requirements for Applications “. You’ll find a long list of requirements; they’ve really covered their bases.
-Ken

]]> By: Peter Hosey http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1947 Peter Hosey Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:15:18 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1947 I just looked at the SDK agreement and I don't see any of those excerpts. I'm looking at the agreement in the iPhone developer registration form; what agreement are you looking at? I just looked at the SDK agreement and I don’t see any of those excerpts. I’m looking at the agreement in the iPhone developer registration form; what agreement are you looking at?

]]> By: Honoo Flammen http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1945 Honoo Flammen Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:21:20 +0000 http://macdaddyworld.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-first-thoughts/#comment-1945 I remember seeing me some ugly Palm OS apps. Maybe having a gatekeeper and a $99 entry barrier is a good thing. :D I remember seeing me some ugly Palm OS apps. Maybe having a gatekeeper and a $99 entry barrier is a good thing.

:D

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