latenitesoft.blogspot.com - 9/26/2008
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A recent article in Wired suggests that Trism’s creator could become a millionaire soon, from Trism sales alone. I doubt it, let me explain why. Wired's article explains that Steve Demeter, the sole author of Trism, made more than $250,000 in the first two months after the the launch of the ...
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
iphonesavior.com - 9/30/2008
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iphonesavior.com —
Facebook 2.0 has finally been released
and it's ready for download in the App Store
[ iTunes link ]. At first glance tooling around the new digs looks pretty impressive as promised. The app has come a long way but I can see ...
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It's Here! Facebook 2.0 Now Ready To Download
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Apple and the App Store: meme of the moment
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Geek Lawyer (and TUAW buddy) Nilay Patel, looks at the App Store review system and finds it lacking. (Full disclosure: I had a very minor hand in this post.)
Joy of Tech Here's Joy of Tech's hilarious take on the App-Store review process. (Thanks, Jonathan K!)
Mobile Chat The authors of Mobile Chat are offering refunds, as they can't tell if or when they will ever be accepted to the App Store with a functioning product.
LateNiteSoft Here's a thoughtful essay about the "Cruel Economy of the App Store." It's ...
Apple and the App Store: meme of the moment
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Geek Lawyer (and TUAW buddy) Nilay Patel, looks at the App Store review system and finds it lacking. (Full disclosure: I had a very minor hand in this post.) Joy of Tech Here's Joy of Tech's hilarious take on the App-Store review process. (Thanks, Jonathan K!) Mobile Chat The authors of Mobile Chat are offering refunds, as they can't tell if or when they will ever be accepted to the App Store with a functioning product. LateNiteSoft Here's a thoughtful essay about the "Cruel Economy of the App Store." It's ...
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