This is a good thing.

It's basically like Apple's crash reporter, that generates a core dump and system info dump that you can send to Apple that will help them pinpoint and debug the crasher.

This app lets you send an *informative* coverage complaint to AT&T. Just whining to AT&T that you couldn't get a signal in some vaguely-defined broad geographical area ("Cincinnati") isn't very helpful. Sending in precise, specific information about your location where the signal was bad is FAR more helpful.

If there's supposed to be coverage, they can figure out which tower has trouble. If they get a lot of complaints about a particular spot, they'll know they need to put a tower up nearby to improve coverage, and might even be able to use the volume of complaints to overcome opposition from public zoning officials.

Admitting a problem is a GOOD THING.

Apple announced they were buying NeXT in 1996. That merger brought in NeXT's team. They then went out and hired some ex-NeXTers to do hardware.

Good lord, that Fortune article is a botch.

Maybe they're taking their time weighing the legal and PR issues, should this app result in fake sighting reports by bored teenagers.

Anyone notice the new zooming?

The View menu has options for "Actual Size", "Zoom In", "Zoom Out", and a checkable "Zoom Text Only" option.

If you zoom in or out, text *and* pictures change size, unless you have the Text Only option checked.

I wouldn't be surprised if last year someone said "Why are we doing this when a new version of iMovie is about to ship, instead of waiting so this festival could drive some iLife sales?"

"That's not what's going on here."

Okay, how about this: people are debasing themselves for cheap, inessential software, rather than exercising a minimal level of self-restraint and doing without that umpteenth version of 'Pong'.

"The iPhone Dev Team should be thanked by Apple."

The only iPhone Dev Team worthy of the title WORKS at Apple. The group that calls themselves by that inflated title is a bunch of amateur hackers with delusions of grandeur.

" I call it a blessing and thank god for it, "

Good lord, get a grip and a sense of proportion. You shouldn't have bought the thing. It's just a phone. I wonder how many people run pirated apps because their gadget lust led them to stupidly buy a device they can't afford.

" If i need it but it's overpriced, I will find another way to get it."

There are virtually NO apps for the iPhone/iPod that anybody *needs*.

Darkwanker wrote: "If I pirate your app, you still have it. You don't have a limited number you can sell. You're not losing anything, because you weren't getting my money either way."

Dude, can you just not control your desire to acquire goodies? Are you that pathetic of a consumption addict? OOOH! MUST HAVE! Get a grip. Develop some self control.

You seriously need to grow up and develop some notion of what used to be called 'honor'. Just because you can get away with something doesn't mean it's right, and if you do it, it shows you're a person of shitty character.

The specious rationalization you're engaged in was bad enough when talking about expensive software. It's really pathetic that you can't control yourself enough to do without a cheap iPod application, approximately zero of which are necessities. I mean, a student designer in Vietnam might be able to argue that having Photoshop is crucial for starting a career, but there simply aren't any iPhone apps that people can't do without.

Get some self respect for pete's sake.