Unless you’ve been stranded on a remote Pacific isle, you’re no doubt aware of the current furor over third party iPhone applications not being able to run in the background. To be blunt, I’ve never seen so many experts without a fricken’ clue. If you haven’t written code using the jailbreak tool chain, your opinions […]
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While speaking with a writer from Business Week the other day, a thought occurred to me: the App Store radically changes the quantity and quality of Apple’s partners. With the iTunes Store, Apple has partnered with a handful of media companies for recordings and video. And those partners are deathly afraid of online distribution. Developers, […]
The big day has come and passed. And you know what? We’re still in uncharted territory: for most of us Mac developers, the App Store is something new and strange. Let’s start by looking at Apple’s cut in the deal. Is 30% reasonable? My first impression was that it seemed a little high, but acceptable. […]
It occurred to me the other day, that the music industry and software developers are beginning to have a lot in common. The proliferation of digital content, both legal and illegal, has radically changed the way people purchase music. But to those of us who have been distributing our work via the Internet since day […]
Welcome! Many people arrive at this page while searching for information about developing iPhone applications. The ideas from this article are expanded upon in my book, iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual. As we’re all waiting with bated breath for the release of the iPhone SDK later this month, now would be a good time […]