Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers - I told you so

2008-02-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/26/apple.apple Apple is rumoured to have delayed the launch of the software tools that will help third party developers produce independent applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Californian technology giant said last October that the software

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread hayfielddigitalparish
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

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
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

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Steve Jolly
Brian Butterworth wrote: Why does it take four months to publish a SDK? Surely Apple must be using the SDK already to create their own applications? Steve Jobs gives a reasonable explanation in his announcement - that they want to implement a robust security model for third-party apps,

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 18/10/2007, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: Why does it take four months to publish a SDK? Surely Apple must be using the SDK already to create their own applications? Steve Jobs gives a reasonable explanation in his announcement - that they want to

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Jason Cartwright
Not really. Few internal trusted developers vs hoards of untrusted nefarious hackers - you're going to need different tools. J On 18/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/10/2007, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: Why does it take four

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Adam Lindsay
Steve Jolly wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: Why does it take four months to publish a SDK? Surely Apple must be using the SDK already to create their own applications? Steve Jobs gives a reasonable explanation in his announcement - that they want to implement a robust security model for

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Matthew Cashmore
Brian you¹re in a very happy mood these last couple of days! Think of nice things like kittens and DRM free TV :-) m On 18/10/07 15:23, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/10/2007, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: Why does it take four months to

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Jason Cartwright
Yeah, because perfect code is possible - and there is never a version 2.0 of any product. J On 18/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/10/2007, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really. Few internal trusted developers vs hoards of untrusted nefarious

Re: [backstage] iPhone Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

2007-10-18 Thread Richard Smedley
On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 16:41 +0100, Jason Cartwright wrote: Yeah, because perfect code is possible - and there is never a version 2.0 of any product. TeX was last updated in 2002 (although it is now at version 3.141592). Should you find a bug you will be handsomely rewarded with Donald Knuth's