Why can't Apple treat this like they treat widgets? Put out and SDK and let the developers submit their work to Apple for approval and posting on apple.com. Then let the user decide which apps he wants to download and when and do it AT NO CHARGE!!! We already paid $600 for the friggin' phones, now I have to worry about being nickel and dimed by Apple for applications I can currently get for free?
I just don't get it. Bad move IMO. Embrace the developers and they will help you. Lock them out, and they will be determined to find ways to break or work around what you've spent so many hours and $$$'s trying to prevent. Save your money and work collectively. Developers can be like extensions of your own (Apple) Software development team. That way your team can spend more time on development and less time worrying about 3rd party hacks, (which wouldn't be as prevalent if you were working with developers instead of against them) and maybe future iPhone updates can be feature packed and not complete duds like 1.1.1.
You're going to do what you're going to do, but the world doesn't need another Microsoft. We've already run that course and are disgusted by it.
Why can't Apple treat this
Why can't Apple treat this like they treat widgets? Put out and SDK and let the developers submit their work to Apple for approval and posting on apple.com. Then let the user decide which apps he wants to download and when and do it AT NO CHARGE!!! We already paid $600 for the friggin' phones, now I have to worry about being nickel and dimed by Apple for applications I can currently get for free?
I just don't get it. Bad move IMO. Embrace the developers and they will help you. Lock them out, and they will be determined to find ways to break or work around what you've spent so many hours and $$$'s trying to prevent. Save your money and work collectively. Developers can be like extensions of your own (Apple) Software development team. That way your team can spend more time on development and less time worrying about 3rd party hacks, (which wouldn't be as prevalent if you were working with developers instead of against them) and maybe future iPhone updates can be feature packed and not complete duds like 1.1.1.
You're going to do what you're going to do, but the world doesn't need another Microsoft. We've already run that course and are disgusted by it.