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02/23/2008, 10:20am, EST
Saturday, February 23rd
iPhone SDK delayed?
Apple's promised iPhone SDK (software developer kit) may not meet its February release target, a reported source tells BusinessWeek. No explanation is given for the delay, though the alleged insider claims the circumstances of the release are "fluid" and that the delay could involve as little as one week or as many as three. Depending on circumstances, Apple may choose to release only selective information or nothing at all in the last week of February, waiting until March to uncover full details.
Apple chief Steve Jobs made a promise for the SDK in the fall of last year and is often believed to have made the early announcement in part as a reaction to criticisms by early developers, who expressed frustration that development so far has been limited to web-only applications. Apple initially rejected demands for native third-party applications under claims of security concerns.
However, sources told Electronista late last year that Apple was seeding early SDKs to key developers to speed development of early applications for the February release planned at the time, suggesting that the company had been preparing the kit significantly in advance of the October announcement by Jobs.
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Everyone else seems capable of releasing beta SDKs to the general populace, with the knowledge that items might change, etc. Programmers on other platforms see capable of handling this. But for the iPhone Apple needs to make an event out of it or something????
Oh, and if all this ends up wrapping around a requirement for installation through the iTMS (not iTunes, mind you, but having to authorize the apps through Apple), it isn't going to be well received. For we know Apple won't authorize any app that cuts into it's business models. And some people just don't want to have to go to Big Brother to get approval for their ideas.
How in the world do you make the jump from "they seeded it to select partners" to "the delivery system will be itunes"??? OS X was seeded to select partners, but that didn't mean all software was going through the Apple Store.
Oh, and in case you people didn't notice, you can use Paypal at the Apple store. Thus Paypal is already involved.