02/18/2008, 5:40pm, EST
Monday, February 18th
Tiny Code not working with Apple, FW1.1.4, apologizes
In response to a large influx of feedback regarding Tiny Code's announcement last week, developer for the app KellyTM revealed that the statement was false. Last week, Tiny Code announced that they were officially working with Apple on making legit iPhone and iPod touch apps, using a copy of the yet-to-be-released software developer's kit. KellyTM had also said that Tiny Code was waiting on the release of firmware version 1.1.4 before releasing any more updates, which he led others to believe was the first implementation of custom apps for the devices.
A post by KellyTM on MacRumors' forums clarified the error, with subsequent apologies going out to those in the community. Addressed to developers, he said "I apologize for possibly making obtaining pre-release firmware harder to obtain in the future and possibly discrediting any of you in the process."
"I duly apologize for any confusion I may have caused amongst your ranks attempting to figure out if Tiny-Code or KellyTM belonged to any of the developers you did in fact release firmware to," KellyTM said openly, directed to Apple. "I duly apologize for time wasted if anyone at Apple was called in to discuss what was released over a weekend when you should have been off."
KellyTM explains that the statement was simply an excuse to cease work on the repo app, saying that it "seemed like a good one at the time."
Filed under: iPhone, industry, software, developer
Other story tags: iPod touch, firmware, apps, Tiny Code
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Are we supposed to trust his software to not be loaded with malware now? If you can't be honest in your statements how can anyone expect you to be honest in your work product?
It's time for this guy and all of this software to quietly disappear from the net.
nd there's no way Apple would let a small developer like that make the announcement of officially sanctioned third-party apps. Apple would certainly be the one to announce "working together" on new iPhone apps.
Wouldn't that have been easier?
Right, because if Apple doesn't sanction it, it must be bad. I guess the only software you have on your Macs is sanctioned by apple as well?