Comments on: How the iPhone SDK Changes Everything http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/iphone-sdk/ Mon, 04 May 2009 20:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Grant http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/iphone-sdk/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Grant Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/apple/iphone-sdk#comment-283 The iPhone, with the SDK, is probably the coolest gadget ever made, and I don't make claims like that lightly. I mean, it's the internet in your pocket, and it's done in a way only apple seems to be able to do it. Certainly it's not the first phone or platform to do this sort of stuff, but it's the first one to do it RIGHT. The concept of all the apps the thousands upon thousands of developers are currently working on is incredibly exciting. The only frustrating thing here is that I probably won't be able to get one for years. Even if it comes to Canada, I don't have $400-500 of spare change to spend on it, let alone the insanely expensive plan that's sure to come along with it (this is, remember, Canada, where the cell companies delight in ripping us off on every feature the can... because they can). The iPhone, with the SDK, is probably the coolest gadget ever made, and I don’t make claims like that lightly. I mean, it’s the internet in your pocket, and it’s done in a way only apple seems to be able to do it. Certainly it’s not the first phone or platform to do this sort of stuff, but it’s the first one to do it RIGHT. The concept of all the apps the thousands upon thousands of developers are currently working on is incredibly exciting.

The only frustrating thing here is that I probably won’t be able to get one for years. Even if it comes to Canada, I don’t have $400-500 of spare change to spend on it, let alone the insanely expensive plan that’s sure to come along with it (this is, remember, Canada, where the cell companies delight in ripping us off on every feature the can… because they can).

]]> By: Michael Mistretta http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/iphone-sdk/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Michael Mistretta Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:47:44 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/apple/iphone-sdk#comment-282 From what I heard, it is technically "doable" to have an app run in the background, but it is against Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. I'm sure that when they "bless" the applications, they will let IM clients, and apps that are necessary run in the background. They do it so the entire iPhone experience doesn't slow down. From what I heard, it is technically “doable” to have an app run in the background, but it is against Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. I’m sure that when they “bless” the applications, they will let IM clients, and apps that are necessary run in the background. They do it so the entire iPhone experience doesn’t slow down.

]]> By: Tom http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/iphone-sdk/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Tom Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:04:45 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/apple/iphone-sdk#comment-281 Well written article mate, and i agree with you comlpetely. Keep up the good work. T Ps. maspero I think they will let the bigger third party developers access to run apps and processes in the background ;) Well i hope anyway. Well written article mate, and i agree with you comlpetely.

Keep up the good work.

T

Ps. maspero I think they will let the bigger third party developers access to run apps and processes in the background ;) Well i hope anyway.

]]> By: rmaspero http://michaelmistretta.com/2008/iphone-sdk/comment-page-1/#comment-280 rmaspero Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:28:29 +0000 http://www.michaelmistretta.com/apple/iphone-sdk#comment-280 I think that there was one mistake Apple made and that was not allowing apps to run in the background. I think that there was one mistake Apple made and that was not allowing apps to run in the background.

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