“On Thursday, before an audience of industry analysts, tech reporters and invited guests, Apple (AAPL) will unfold its long-awaited ‘iPhone software roadmap.’ The event starts at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET),” Philip Elmer-DeWitt blogs for Fortune.
Beyond covering what we know from the invitation and recent comments by Apple execs, Elmer-DeWitt summarizes what’s rumored, including:
• The SDK runs only on Macs running OS X Leopard and is facilitated through an enhanced version of XCode made available to members of Apple Developer Connection.
• iPhone applications will be allowed to use both EDGE and WiFi for data.
• That Apple will have the final say on which commercial iPhone applications are sold, will distribute them through iTunes, and will take a small cut of the proceeds.
• That iPhone freeware is unlikely to be subject to much if any scrutiny by Apple.
• That this SDK will not support applications that access peripherals through the iPhone dock connector.
• That the final version will be released at the World Wide Developers Conference in June.
• That there’ll be lots of demonstrations of business applications from the likes of IBM, Salesforce and Microsoft. (We’ve already been contacted for pre-SDK coverage from several firms that make apps for business, including SAP.)
More info and links in the full article here.
To Apple:
No Microsoft applications please.
Please ban them.
thank you.
Look at the share price go! About time…
“No Microsoft applications please.”
That will make a LOT of virus authors unhappy.
Looking for that Pocket Personality Module.
Carry a simpatico supermodel in your jeans.
Yum.
“We’ve already been contacted for pre-SDK coverage from several firms that make apps for business, including SAP.”
Anyone else that uses SAP cringing at the prospect of using it on a 3″ screen?
New iPhone with Wimax and Intel “Atom” processor, how about that?
take your profits first. share price will dip once it’s confirmed that they will delay it until summer….
I am just saying’…
One application that I would love. Something that would track mileage on the iphone since i drive a lot to see clients. It’s hassle adding up all those freakin’ miles, that is if I remember to do it at all!
http://www.projectdiaspora.org
“Anyone else that uses SAP cringing at the prospect of using it on a 3″ screen?”
Abandon all hope ye who enter the wgates of hell.
Zero & Ampar, you are fools.
If Microsoft has licensed active sync RIM should buy a plot in the nearest grave yard.
True out of the box exchange integration is the final step into Enterprise space and i hope it happens.
And I know many other people do to.
No peripheral connection is going to eliminate some potentially great accessories. GPS module, anyone?
I really don’t like this “taking a cut of the cost” issue. I really hope Apple doesn’t do that. They really don’t need to squeeze any more money out of folks with tactics like that – especially developers.
OK. Start the chorus.
Developers, developers, developers…….
Didn’t Apple learn anything from inviting Microsoft to the party in 1982 or whenever it was that Microsoft stole it all?
F@*K Microsoft | say….
I’d like the 16GB model to drop $100 or to put a 3G chip in it. I’m holding out for 3G and letting my company pay for it 😀
‘That Apple will have the final say on which commercial iPhone applications are sold, will distribute them through iTunes, and will take a small cut of the proceeds.’
Why? They don’t say what is allowed on the Mac or take profits from applications on the Mac.
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