Why does it take four months to publish a SDK? Surely Apple must be using the SDK already to create their own applications?
It seems to me this is a way of deflecting criticism (and possibly regulation) from the device? On 18/10/2007, hayfielddigitalparish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Long time coming but: > Apple opens up iPhone to app developers* > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/17/iphone_sdk/** > > > The iPhone and iTouch are to get a Software Developers Kit in February > next year, allowing developers to create proper native applications for the > platform and allowing it to properly compete with other smart phones, Steve > Jobs announced on the company's website today.(*Wed*)... * > * > Phil > * > * On 18 Oct 2007, at 12:41, Ian Forrester wrote: > > You should do, Windows media player can be embedded and played on Windows > mobile 5 & 6 devices no problem. Plus you all know the streaming urls and > screen sizes of most windows mobile devices. > > I would use it for sure. > > Ian Forrester > > This e-mail is: [ x ] private; [ ] ask first; [ ] bloggable > > Senior Producer, BBC Backstage > BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > p: +44 (0)2080083965 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 18 October 2007 11:21 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] iPhone SDK news > > > I was thinking of doing something similar for Windows Media Player.. > > On 18/10/2007, Simon Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Finally we might be able to do things propery! > > > > We've been working on a podcast browser for iPhone which is in alpha at > > the moment.... > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/iphone/ -- note: > > requires Safari to view, or an iphone/touch obviously! > > > > S > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *On Behalf Of *Martin Deutsch > > *Sent:* 17 October 2007 17:36 > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] iPhone SDK news > > > > > > I'd say that Apple have a good track record of releasing things, > > generally when they say they will. The only major product I can recall not > > seeing the light of day was > > Copland<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copland_%2528operating_system%2529>, > > over 10 years ago. > > > > - martin > > > > > > On 10/17/07, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > On 17/10/2007, Adam Lindsay < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ > > > > > > > > Native third party applications on the iPhone (and iPod touch) will > > > > be > > > > enabled via an SDK as of February 2008. > > > > > > > > > There's a name for that .. vapourware > > > > > > - > > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > > > please visit > > > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html > > > > . Unofficial list archive: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > > > > > Brian Butterworth > > > www.ukfree.tv > > > > > > > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > www.ukfree.tv > > > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
