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Developers cautiously optimistic about iPhone OS 3.0
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adobephile 
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 04:41 AM
Please consider the fundamental differences between facts and opinions.
Facts of the not-too-distant past:
Apple released the iPhone. It introduced new concepts of just what a smartphone should be and how it should operate.
Apple released updates to its OS, some in responses to customers feedback.
Apple released the iPhone G3. New capabilities.
Apple released the iPhone SDK and App Store. Yet more capabilities and opportunities for developers and customers.
Opinions about those facts: "But it doesn't have blah, blah, blah, blah!" "It's too expensive!" "I hate AT&T" and on, and on, and on.
More recent facts:
Apple surpasses its original sales estimate.
There are more than 25,000 apps with more than 800,000 downloads.
Apple announces iPhone OS 3.0 and its SDK with 1,000 API's.
Now why shouldn't these stunning facts--especially the recent ones--not rather drown out these trivial yammerings of the few developers you cite, especially for the FACT that the newly modified features and facilities have only just begun?
In the mean time, I thinks it's quite reasonable to expect that the vast majority of developers are simply getting to work on seeing what they can do with the new tools.
Facts of the not-too-distant past:
Apple released the iPhone. It introduced new concepts of just what a smartphone should be and how it should operate.
Apple released updates to its OS, some in responses to customers feedback.
Apple released the iPhone G3. New capabilities.
Apple released the iPhone SDK and App Store. Yet more capabilities and opportunities for developers and customers.
Opinions about those facts: "But it doesn't have blah, blah, blah, blah!" "It's too expensive!" "I hate AT&T" and on, and on, and on.
More recent facts:
Apple surpasses its original sales estimate.
There are more than 25,000 apps with more than 800,000 downloads.
Apple announces iPhone OS 3.0 and its SDK with 1,000 API's.
Now why shouldn't these stunning facts--especially the recent ones--not rather drown out these trivial yammerings of the few developers you cite, especially for the FACT that the newly modified features and facilities have only just begun?
In the mean time, I thinks it's quite reasonable to expect that the vast majority of developers are simply getting to work on seeing what they can do with the new tools.
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flowney
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 07:54 AM
Am I correct in thinking that since in-app purchases are restricted to paid apps that one could not develop a free app that did either of the following:
1) enable purchase of items with non-zero cost
2) enable purchase of items with zero cost
???
1) enable purchase of items with non-zero cost
2) enable purchase of items with zero cost
???
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cjek420
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 08:58 AM
"I'd been getting pretty close to giving up on iPhone development due to the sinking prices that applications were selling for."
This complaint is wearing thin, you can charge more than 99 cents for well written applications which solve real problems. That is not an easy thing to-do.
For example, OmniFocus is number 33 in the paid Productivity section of the App Store and it costs $19.99. I bought it as I already had OmniFocus for the desktop and it's been worth every penny.
The App store is competitive because of the volume of Applications and buyers, plus Apple has made it fairly easy to develop applications. So, the simple products are well covered thus they are either free or have very low prices.
The other App stores will either be as competitive or will have few applications. As consumer I'm enjoying the competitive nature the App Store. As a developer it really it's no different than other markets that actually have customers, it's competitive. There is no easy money ;-)
This complaint is wearing thin, you can charge more than 99 cents for well written applications which solve real problems. That is not an easy thing to-do.
For example, OmniFocus is number 33 in the paid Productivity section of the App Store and it costs $19.99. I bought it as I already had OmniFocus for the desktop and it's been worth every penny.
The App store is competitive because of the volume of Applications and buyers, plus Apple has made it fairly easy to develop applications. So, the simple products are well covered thus they are either free or have very low prices.
The other App stores will either be as competitive or will have few applications. As consumer I'm enjoying the competitive nature the App Store. As a developer it really it's no different than other markets that actually have customers, it's competitive. There is no easy money ;-)
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