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Apple's 3rd Party iPhone Application Plan?

Thursday October 4, 2007 10:46 am PDT by Arnold Kim
9to5mac suggests that Apple has already lined up specific development partners for 3rd party applications on the iPhone. EA is reportedly porting their existing iPod games over to the iPhone, with "other big developers" also on board.

9to5mac expects Apple to adopt an application model from T-Mobile's Sidekick, in which developers submit applications for review and approval.

If Tmobile/Danger feel the application is stable, won't interfere with other applications and would be of interest to their customers, they make it available for download and install through an integrated payment system. The cost of application is added to the customer's monthly bill. The Danger team actively works with the developers to insure compatibility and stability in applications through SidekickOS updates.


The site also suggests that Apple will continue to thwart efforts for user-installation of 3rd party apps to reduce piracy concerns.
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amac4me
57 months ago
This would be good news
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pkoch1
57 months ago
Thats what I think they should do.

Who agrees?
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DotComCTO
57 months ago
That model makes some sense to me. At least there's a certification process to insure that apps are stable. It seems to me that Apple has always stated they want to insure a smooth and consistent operating environment. Nothing worse than having a phone crash on you when you're trying to make a phone call. I've had that happen many times when I had my Windows Mobile and Palm-based phones.

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Much Ado
57 months ago
Specific partners is at least the first step.
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mmzplanet
57 months ago
iTunes Application store for iPhone.... not bad

Although that is beginning to clutter iTunes a bit...

Music
Movies
TV Shows
Games
Ringtones
now maybe... Apps
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kbrain2929
57 months ago
Ok... between this and the Leopard rumors... October seems to be a GREAT month for us Apple Junkies! :apple:
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mmzplanet
57 months ago

Ok... between this and the Leopard rumors... October seems to be a GREAT month for us Apple Junkies! :apple:


Forget Leopard Rumors..... Leopard is about here!!!!
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Project
57 months ago
This is the way I always thought Apple would do it. Essentially its the same as the games console model. Absolutely fine IMO and would find the right balance between control and open.
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happydude
57 months ago
a good way to control quality toward the iphone given apple's insistence on quality. still, kinda not liking purposely going after non-licensed 3rd party software just on principle . . .
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asphalt-proof
57 months ago
As someone who has had numerous PDAs and Smartphones I can vouch for the fact that 99% of thrid-party ware is crap. They tend to put their hooks into parts of the architecture that were not meant to be played with and inevitably would crash either programs or the whole PDA. At the least, the 3rd party programs would make the PDA unstable. I think the only programs I ever downloaded for my PDA's/ smartphones that worked like they should were games.
I think that Apple is wise to adopt this strategy. Make the publishers send in the code to Apple for vetting then sell them through iTunes.
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