“Apple as early as Wednesday is expected to launch as part of its website a directory of official Web 2.0-based iPhone applications,” AppleInsider reports.
“One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous, said Apple representatives have been tracking down authors of Web-based iPhone apps and asking them to submit official screenshots, icons, web addresses and descriptions of their applications to the company,” AppleInsider reports.
“The submission processes is said to be very similar to that required of developers who submit their Dashboard widgets to Apple’s official Dashboard downloads directory. In an effort to keep the initiative hush-hush, Apple has also reportedly ‘sworn’ these developers ‘to secrecy,'” AppleInsider reports.
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Well, it’s a step in the right direction. I guess…
Steve’s been sending Phil Schiller all over the country to track down authors. He’s under strict orders to spit on his palm before you shake hands. You get to keep a very stylish black hood with an Apple logo. His name is Rafael.
I guess..i still want full 3rd party apps…
My wordy, it seems that the edifices of the iPhone critics are about to be torn down and swatted to oblivion.
Regularly, Apple makes me laugh so much I want to cry…
I guess 2008 will be the year of the iPhone Optimized Websites!
btw DIE FLASH!!!!!!!!
Web based, blech.
Macaday –
Wha? This doesn’t address a single one of the major iPhone criticisms. In fact, (if true) it prominently displays one of them on the Apple website. That’s not better. That’s worse.
Raise your hand if you own an iPhone and have once though, “Gee, I wish there were some easier way for me to find more of these glorious iPhone-optimized websites.”
Boooooo Apple. Stop putting poop on toast and calling it a sandwich. (I think MDN said that about someone once… it stuck.)
@ PC Apologist
Are you angry? Why? Well, you must must have an iPhone. Hmm
PC Apologist?!
hahahahahahahahaha
The iPhone is a Fully Internet enabled Cell Phone not a smart phone. Think people, you really want Apple to allow 3rd Party apps that will suck up your 8GB of storage, like Paris sucks up media hype? I’ve looked at some of the third party Apps some are very cool looking but all of them (that I’ve looked at) are bloated and none of them are optimized to run on the iPhone, most of them are flaky and cause the iPhone to crash randomly. Took me 6 hours to de-tangle and get rid of one that a friend was talked into installing on his iPhone, after I got rid of all it’s code fragments, I basically had to re-flash the phone and restore it to default to get it cleaned up and working correctly, had to reactivate it, I installed the 1.1.1 update afterward and told him if anyone recommended installing any iPhone software in the future to laugh at them and tell them to get stuffed.
MDN Word lot = Like current native 3rd party iPhone apps suck a LOT!
Two words. Who cares?
Give me an iPhone SDK and forget about this stupid Web 2.0 BS.
I would very very much prefer real 3rd party apps but until then – I am OK with Apple making it easier for me to find good iPhone websites.
Patience o’ ye of little girlfriendage. Stop hacking your macs and whacking your packs and have a little patience.
It’s like that tree in the forest…
If 10 geeks complain about an iPhone on a podcast–who hears it?
I’ll tell you who..the media and other geeks. The rest of us are loving our iPhones and have FAITH that Apple won’t let us down.
And if they do–then there’s that whole girlfriend thing to distract me.
@ Demon
You’re right! 90% of the iPhone users aren’t geeks…
For them, it’s just a cool phone.
Now just imagine the sea of “intentionally bad applications” to destroy the iPhone experience.
Apple won’t allow, forget it!
There are people who are against Apple on this, but love web apps… Google for example.
I simple don’t understand.
Isn’t that what this is?
http://www.93south.net/index.php/2007/07/26/the-definitive-list-of-iphone-web-apps/
But I’m still waiting for REAL 3rd party apps. I can’t justfiy getting an iPhone (and TRUST ME…I WANT one!) unti, I can ditch my Palm…which I still use for for a few things. Listening Steve???
Raises my hand.
web 2.0 ? I have yet to see anything truely compelling out of web 2.0. AT&T;is fine for checking email and maps but i don’t think i will be using any apps that need to stay connected via their data line.
at least give me a few games so i have something to do on the subway while i listen to music. As for using it on wi-fi, wifi is just to few and far between.