PRGeno;352000 Wrote: > pippin, > > I feel the need to respectfully correct you. Technically you don't > "HAVE TO" go through the AppStore. Apple's heavy handed tactics for > controlling the platform has many developers upset. Waiting endlessly > to have apps approved (and often not being approved for ambiguous > reasons), together with their ultra-restrictive terms in the SDK > agreement, has many developers pretty fed up. > > The AppStore was supposed to kill the iPhone Jailbroken apps, but seems > to still be feeding the need for it. > > The AppStore is obviously the best way to profit from iPhone > development. It has wide spread distribution access to potentially > every single iPhone user. But many developers are still making money > by selling Jailbroken apps via Cydia, when Apple feels the need to > restrict their trade. Jailbreaking is safe, easy, and opens the > iPhone's full potential. > > I can only hope that if for some reason, known only by Apple, Luke's or > your apps get rejected, that you will consider going the Cydia route. > > Good luck to both of you, and we all look forward to the fruits of your > labors. > > P.S. A Sonos controller app just showed up in the AppStore today.
i'm not sure which developers you are referring to but many developers are finding quite a bit of profit going through the app store and very satisfied with the ease of distribution and payment collection. the developers that are unhappy with the approval process with legitimate reasons are a small minority. also i believe apple is loosening the "ultra-restrictive terms" ( see the removal of the NDA) as the process and app store mature. sorry if i sound like apple apologist but i think people should recognize that apple is working with a entirely new model of software distribution on a totally new platform. have they made mistakes? yes. have they made changes for the better? yes. is the app store as it stands one of the best distribution platforms out there? yes and probably by a fair margin. bottom line - jailbreaking is fine but for the author it means 1)a fraction if any compensation for their efforts 2)a much smaller audience for their software. -- jackaninny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jackaninny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=273 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51849 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
