I for one will be glad when it gets introduced. Then maybe these people will STFU about their lack of iPhone applications. I swear they should just get some WinMobile 6 or Symbian handset for the time being and let the iPhone get some development time. You'd think their world was coming to an end or something. If something doesn't go their way immediately, it's bitchin' time.
When we bought the first Mac 128s when it was introduced, owners had to go through the same thing. I know. There were so few applications it was frustrating, but eventually they came. I was making apps and games using BASIC. An early Mac cost a hell of a lot more than a cheap-ass $400 iPhone and I wasn't asking for my money back or filing some dumb-ass lawsuit. Sometimes that's the way new platforms are. Ya gotta wait a while for everything to get into place.
Just have some patience, please. The iPhone isn't going away anytime soon.
What insane person DOES NOT want digital signatures on apps designed to work on their phone? Shouldn't people be able to trace these things back to a developer somewhere if a problem blossoms like a time-bomb long after the developer has packed up shop and vanished overnight? Engadget, don't put any onus on digital signatures. Recognize it for the diligent responsible move it is. M'kay?
@Cleverboy: They have to go about it correctly. I'm in charge of our company's Windows Mobile signing. They have one CA on the device: VeriSign. They charge $350 a year just to have a certificate, then $7 to sign ONE FILE on top of that! It's ridiculous. Nokia has also gone way overboard with S60 signing. If Apple has muliple CAs that it recognizes so there's healthy competition in buying an official cert so it's not an arm and a leg, that's fine. They also need to allow importing of certificates, too, so open source programs are encouraged, but I could see Apple not caring about that.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
roulette843 @ Oct 17th 2007 11:19AM
hey I'm insane and I want them too!
jilie @ Oct 17th 2007 11:54AM
apple has to hurry up or is gonna loose the mobile bandwagon.
Joe @ Oct 17th 2007 11:54AM
Crap, my 3rd party app was going to be a virus. Now what am I going to develop?
Constable Odo @ Oct 17th 2007 12:07PM
I for one will be glad when it gets introduced. Then maybe these people will STFU about their lack of iPhone applications. I swear they should just get some WinMobile 6 or Symbian handset for the time being and let the iPhone get some development time. You'd think their world was coming to an end or something. If something doesn't go their way immediately, it's bitchin' time.
When we bought the first Mac 128s when it was introduced, owners had to go through the same thing. I know. There were so few applications it was frustrating, but eventually they came. I was making apps and games using BASIC. An early Mac cost a hell of a lot more than a cheap-ass $400 iPhone and I wasn't asking for my money back or filing some dumb-ass lawsuit. Sometimes that's the way new platforms are. Ya gotta wait a while for everything to get into place.
Just have some patience, please. The iPhone isn't going away anytime soon.
Cleverboy @ Oct 17th 2007 12:58PM
What insane person DOES NOT want digital signatures on apps designed to work on their phone? Shouldn't people be able to trace these things back to a developer somewhere if a problem blossoms like a time-bomb long after the developer has packed up shop and vanished overnight? Engadget, don't put any onus on digital signatures. Recognize it for the diligent responsible move it is. M'kay?
Jeff LaPorte @ Oct 17th 2007 3:09PM
The big takeaways from today's news:
1. Holiday season
2. App development starts in earnest *now* on hacked devices
3. SDK launch coincides with GPS iPhone launch
See my post:
http://community.eqo.com/blog/jeff/the_iphone_sdk_announcement_the_big_takeaways_from_todays_news
Cheers
nathan @ Oct 17th 2007 5:18PM
@Cleverboy: They have to go about it correctly. I'm in charge of our company's Windows Mobile signing. They have one CA on the device: VeriSign. They charge $350 a year just to have a certificate, then $7 to sign ONE FILE on top of that! It's ridiculous. Nokia has also gone way overboard with S60 signing. If Apple has muliple CAs that it recognizes so there's healthy competition in buying an official cert so it's not an arm and a leg, that's fine. They also need to allow importing of certificates, too, so open source programs are encouraged, but I could see Apple not caring about that.
Flackr @ Oct 17th 2007 7:09PM
Native BabeVsBabe.com app ftw!