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Countdown to the iPhone SDK ReleaseBy: Christopher MeinckFebruary 15, 2008
It's been roughly 8 months since the release of the iPhone and there haven't been any software updates that have drastically changed the usability of the iPhone. The most significant update allowed for the addition of web clips and the ability to move icons around the screen. Those frustrated with the lack of movement have resorted to jailbreaking the iPhone and utilizing many of the unofficial applications already available. The landscape will all drastically change soon after Apple releases the official iPhone SDK (shorthand for Software Development Kit) later this month, clearing the way for official iPhone applications. Although a specific date has yet to be announced, a statement made by Steve Jobs back in October promised a February release. "Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February," said Jobs in a statement in October. The impact of the release will no doubt have a substantial impact on the device itself. A robust operating system, an anxious group of quality developers and the release of the iPhone software development kit should pay off for iPhone users looking to expand the capabilities of their device. The release of third party applications will change the way people think about the iPhone. One of the few drawbacks that detractors could fall back on was the fact the iPhone was a "closed device". Clearly, this will no longer be the case as the floodgates of third party software will be open. Steve Jobs doesn't have to release iPhone version 2 to get the iPhone buzz back on track. Adding hundreds of useful robust applications will most certainly generate excitement that's waned since the release. To be fair, it would be impossible for it not to be in decline given the vast amount of coverage surrounding the release. Jobs continued, "We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users." There have been rumblings surrounding an Apple event at the end of this month. While it most likely will not be iPhone 2, it might very well be the iPhone SDK and for many the result will be like having a new iPhone.
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  written by Recks, February 16, 2008
Indeed this is great news, However I feel that apple will need to speed up their process because Googles new mobile OS will be extreamly hard to beat.
 written by doron, February 16, 2008
good news...i'm glad the iphone is exclusive...and he has found a developer that is exclusively endorsed by apple...we wont have to ever concern ourselves with the iphone crashn like my palm did on a regular basis...good move...lkn foward to the release
 written by Gerald, February 16, 2008
You need to let go of the idea that for Apple to Win Google must lose and vice versa.
I believe Apple/Google will be the Coke/Pepsi or McDonald's/Burger King or AT&T/Verison of the 2020's. There will be room for DrPepper and Wendy's and Sprint, but everyone will know who the top two sellers are.
 written by Fred Hamranhansenhansen, February 17, 2008
Apple does not need to speed up their process, they are already setting the pace. The Apple SDK is coming after the iPhone, the iPod touch, iTunes, iTunes Store. There are already more than a million users ready to use third-party applications, and Apple will make it as easy to buy and use them as it is with audio and video. The release of the Android SDK is just Google's first step into mobiles. There is no hardware yet. Google is way behind Apple in putting third-party apps in front of mobile users.
 written by Gordon, February 19, 2008
just hope that they don't charge for the sdk and if they do hope that is a reasonable price
 written by cardopski, February 20, 2008
of all the things 3rd party developers can do, i hope a installed 'to-do-list' app is created with a desktop component. i'm tired of web based apps that you can't use unless you are in a wifi hot spot (forget edge networks and web apps—too slow). it's sad really, if apple had programmed the to-do list in ical to work, i'd be set——huge oversight.
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