phonenews.com - 9/23/2008
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At the launch of the App Store, Apple noted the ability for developers to distribute software outside of the App Store. Essentially, Apple allows developers to issue software based on the iPhone’s serial number. This allows a company to issue an application to iPhones, without the application ...
blog.wired.com - 9/19/2008
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blog.wired.com —
The iPhone is a revolutionary handset. But it
is also the key to a virtual gold mine:
The iTunes App Store, where independent developers can become multi-millionaires in just a year. Since its launch in July, the App Store has grown to become an ...
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IPhone Developers Go From Rags to Riches
macworld.com - 9/25/2008
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macworld.com —
One of the presenters at the recent C4
Mac developers conference made a point about Apple that
is incredibly relevant to how the company is viewed, especially by the media and rabid Apple fans. To paraphrase his statement, in dealing with Apple, one ...
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Mac Word | Don't drive iPhone developers away, Apple
appleinsider.com - 9/30/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Apple last week began testing iPhone Software v2.2
beta 1, the next software update for the iPhone
and iPod touch that will deliver, among other things, subtle interface changes to Safari and a new version of the company's App Store application.
(more)
Next iPhone software update to deliver Safari, App Store ...
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Apple blocks developers from bypassing App Store for iPhone, iPod touch
MacDailyNews —
... to Apple’s assertion that it competes with iTunes, and that they do not have to allow iTunes competitors to be offered on the App Store," Price reports. According to Price, "This puts Apple in a dangerous legal position. Before today, Apple had rights to assert that the App Store was only one sales channel, which they had every right to control. Now Apple is asserting rights to control any and all sales channels of software to iPhone and iPod touch owners." More in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: If you imagine a trojan being distributed via the Ad Hoc option, ...
Apple cuts off unofficial avenue for rebuffed iPhone apps
AppleInsider —
... over its alleged duplication of iTunes functionality. Neither the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store nor the music player in the iPhone and iPod touch firmware offer the ability to download podcasts. The attempt to shutter Podcaster outside of the App Store has already been labeled a risky precedent by critics, who note that Apple is now attempting to regulate both its official source for its devices' apps but also unofficial routes as well. It echoes similarly controversial moves by Verizon and other carriers who in the past have barred unofficial apps from their phones in an ...
Apple Makes Changes to App Store Policies
Technologizer —
... is similar to one of its own, it will block it — like Podcaster. It’s also saying that if it does not approve of a certain application, it will do everything in its power to prevent the application from being installed on the phone, ever. This is essentially monopolistic, and sounds ever-so-familiar to the accusations leveled against Microsoft for its moves to promote Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer, does it not? What makes it any different for Apple to do the same thing? PhoneNews ‘ Christopher Price seems to suggest there is no difference.“Before today, Apple had ...
Apple Kicks Podcaster iPhone App Developer in the Nuts, Again [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... that kind of thing. (Or hell, not even "open," just less opaquely capricious and more transparent. Supposedly, now you can't even talk about why Apple killed your app.) After all, that's largely the spirit of the iPhone app black market, which amazingly seems to only look more critical as this wears on since from all outward appearances, Apple has no intent of relenting. Either way, they're doing a damn fine job of making Android look good. [Podcaster via Phone News via AppleInsider]
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AppStore Management Draws Anti-Competitive Claims
Cult of Mac —
... But by denying Podcaster access to distribution through the AppStore, as well as controlling the developer’s ability to distribute legitimately outside that channel, Apple appears to be staking ground on the precipice of monopoly control over applications that can be legally run on the iPhone. Phone News writer Christopher Price says, “This puts Apple in a dangerous legal position. Before [Tuesday], Apple had rights to assert that the App Store was only one sales channel, which they had every right to control. Now Apple is asserting rights to control any and all ...
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App Store Lessons: the tao of running contests
arstechnica.com 2/12/2009 —
Want to tie your App Store software to some sort of competition? Proceed with care. Ars readers report that Apple has been calling them regarding a new policy on contests related to App Store offerings. It turns out that apps can no ...
“Apple’s App Store is a Winner” —
Apple Hot News 9/22/2008
Though he admits to once being “an App Store skeptic,” Cliff Edwards (businessweek.com) now heaps praise on the App Store, awarding it 4.5 stars (out of five). “After trying out Apple’s App Store for the past few weeks, I can say categorically that ...
App Store Pick of the Week: Air Sharing —
Apple Hot News 9/24/2008
Wish you could copy that new proposal to your iPhone and review it on the plane? Now you can. Air Sharing ($6.99) from Avatron Software lets you wirelessly connect iPhone or iPod touch to a Mac, PC, or Linux computer. Drag documents (including MS ...
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