Apple limits 3rd party dev tool vendor access
updated 08:45 pm EDT, Wed June 25, 2003
A MacNN reader says that Apple is not offering 3rd party-tool vendors the same access to developers as in previous WWDC conferences: "Apple's friendliness to 3rd party tools vendors seems to have ended this year. You may recall at previous WWDC's, Metrowerks and other vendors (like Realbasic and Borland) were allowed to show their recent releases of tools, but Apple has decided it no longer wants to share the stage with other compiler makers." Apple introduced its new earlier this week and says it will ship the tools in September.
"This includes ending the special lunchtime sessions (where many a developer ran off with T-shirts) and the popular 'Birds of a Feather' evening sessions that was running for the past two years. They are relegated to the vendor booths, which ends Wednesday at 6:00PM."
"In talking with the folks at the Metrowerks (who were surprised at this sudden turn of events), they told me that they were not even allowed to be on stage at any session this year, as Apple has felt that their Project Builder app had constantly been shown up by CodeWarrior. This will be the first WWDC since 1995 in which Metrowerks has had no stage presence to announce their products."
"The folks at RealBasic seem to be taking it in stride, although still dissappointed at not being able to talk directly to the developers as they had in the past three years."
Wow
06/25, 09:17pm reply
XCode looks cool, as does the currnet Developer Tools package, but Realbasic is also cool. 2 different tools, both with advantages. These vendors have got feel a little nudged out. Realbasic just introduced it's tools to Windows users, I hope they don't stop their Mac development.
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can always go outside
06/25, 09:44pm reply
These vendors can always sponsor something outside at a different hotel or something. Like people at Comdex and such shows do with special suites at hotels...
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He giveth, he taketh away
06/25, 09:54pm reply
As long as they don't start acting like Microsoft.....
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Apple..
06/25, 09:57pm reply
Apple and steve seem to be getting a bit too controlling. Back off a bit guys.
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Apple
06/25, 10:24pm reply
They're human and subject to error in judgment just like everyone else. Let your voice be heard, email Apple with your concerns.
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Hurting Allies
06/26, 01:27am reply
Apple needs to encourage ANYONE who promotes code development on Macs.
So what if CodeWarrior shows up Project Builder? Project builder is free after all, though really good for a free development environ. If CodeWarrior is better, let developers buy it who will benefit and produce better or less expensive code.
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in all honesty...
06/26, 01:30am reply
if people want to see codewarrior and realbasic, all they have to do is go to their booth. it's not that hard. of course, I find the pinball machines more entertaining than anything realbasic could show me. this IS an apple show, if you didn't know. (I'm there right now, and the G5 is droolingly fast)
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what everyone forgot is
06/26, 03:10am reply
that Metrowerks is part of Motorola.
Maybe, just maybe, this WWDC is supposed to be the Apple & IBM wedding/honeymoon.
You don't invite your ex girlfriend to your wedding.
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Bad, bad move
06/26, 08:56am reply
Go read Mike Pinkerton's blog (he's the lead dev on Camino) titled "XCode is c***." At WWDC, he attempts to use XCode, only to see is constantly, constantly crash. Codewarrior doesn't.
It's microApplesloth!
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Not that suprising
06/26, 10:45am reply
It's disappointing that Metrowerks wasn't invited to present a "Metrowerks Update" session as they have in past.
As for the keynote, it was 2 hours in length already. It wouldn't make sense to have Metrowerks take more time to talk about the advancements in CW 9, which aren't that big anyhow.
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