“Macworld may be over, but for a group of developers the most important Apple news has yet to be unveiled: the much-anticipated iPhone software development kit (SDK),” Elizabeth Woyke reports for Forbes.
“Developers say they can’t wait to get their hands on the SDK, which is expected to be released in late February and will allow third-party developers to create native applications for Apple’s iPhone. But developers are also anxious about how Apple may monitor and distribute applications. So far, Apple has been characteristically mum about its SDK-related plans,” Woyke reports.
“Most developers agree on one point: Developing for the iPhone, which has sold 4 million units since its late-June 2007 launch and quickly grabbed a leading share of mobile Internet traffic, is too great an opportunity to pass up,” Woyke reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “MacVicta” for the heads up.]
That should be “champing,” not “chomping.”
Mark,
My old high school English teacher, Mr. Ballor, thanks you very kindly.
“Chomping” is used in the US; in the UK the expression is “champing” at the bit.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chomp_at_the_bit
Herm,
“Chomping” is not correct in this context on either continent. And quoting a wiki as a reference is not persuasive.
I’ll take Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary over wiktionary any day.
It’s “champing”. Ms McKinney says so.
I miss her!
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Notice that nobody is commenting on the actual story, since we’re all so fascinated by the headline? I think that that qualifies this as a ‘non-story’. Of COURSE the developers are . . .um, waiting with braided breath for the SDK! (Braided breath is accepted usage here in Sarasota.
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Oxford American Dictionary:
“chomp” FTW.
Chomp, champ, chafe – according to our trusty dictionary that is built into Leopard, they all mean the same when used in that phrase.
But to address the article, I guess all the doom and gloom about waning interest in the iPhone was just fodder to fill real and virtual editorial columns.
“which is expected to be released in late February”
Apple translation – late February 29.
And it’s a Friday too, how perfect is that?
Merriam-Webster certainly confirms the “chomping at the bit” usage as correct.
American English: chomp.
Not just developers. End users like me are itching to buy some cool, wicked and insanely great stuff for the iPhone. It’s potential to blow the doors out of those other wannabe iPhone killers is just around the corner. I can’t wait.
Surely there’s more than one virtual bit for all the chompers, champers, and chafers out there.
…developers are also anxious about how Apple may monitor and distribute applications. So far, Apple has been characteristically mum about its SDK-related plans,…
Hmm let me guess…
1: Allow third party apps only limited access.
2: Copy third party apps, improve on them and make it part of the iPhone OS.
3: Force third party to sue to no avail.
4: PROFIT!!
Indubitably.
From the OS X online dictionary:
champ (verb) another term for chomp
So either is correct.
I had braided breath once… turned out it was the garlic…
Thank you.
It’s “chomping at the butt”, anyway.
pfffffttttt, let’s get to work on a link to Ms. McKinney, please
Good to know it’s the end of February. I have to send my iPhone in and was afraid I wouldn’t have it back on time.
Old Mac Man, you sound like an Old Mac Developer
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personally i do hope there’s at least some quality control involved with third-party apps. last thing i need is some buggy program rendering my iPhone useless.
I find it interesting that Apple originally said “February” for the SDK and I remember hoping they’d have it done early or at least discuss it at Macworld in January.
Instead Jobs referred to it as “late February,” so I guess that means 11:59 p.m. Feb. 29 and we’ll just have to wait….
It’s “champing” the fact that the wiki or Webster’s (both US sources) say that “chomping” is a US variant is just proof that the original proper usage is “champing.”
@ OldMacMan
Negative post and not entirely true.
They have announced the method already (code will be submitted, not compiled apps), and the apps will run as “mobile” instead of root. Other than the usual pornography filters, that will probably be it.
Oh, they won’t obviously allow illegal apps, so that means that the majority of the hacker apps (which amount to rip-offs of nintendo games etc.) won’t be available.