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BusinessWeek: iPhone SDK to arrive late
In a recent BusinessWeek blog post, writer Arik Hesseldahl says he has information from one of his sources that the long awaited iPhone SDK might well be delayed. According to the source, the delay could be anywhere from one to three weeks; with February drawing to a close and no announcement yet of an Apple event, this could very well be true. The post goes on to say that last minute preparations are being made, and that the SDK release is a complex process (which tracks with our reporting as well). BusinessWeek has generally been respectable when it comes to sussing out Apple rumors (they did, in fact, break the rumor about the iPhone SDK a day before Steve Jobs announced it back in October). However, like with most rumors, there are always a wide variety of opinions.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bassir said 10:23PM on 2-22-2008
What a great way to ruin a child's Christmas.
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dagamer34 said 10:36PM on 2-22-2008
We just want to know what to expect, that's all. Apple is acting like a parent who let's other adults hype the child's chances of getting a toy, but refuses to let us play with it come Christmas time.
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Blair said 10:45PM on 2-22-2008
It wouldn't be a big deal if this hadn't become a pattern as of late. Everything is delayed with Apple these days.
KeynoteKen said 7:04AM on 2-23-2008
http://homepage.mac.com/lesposen/blogwavestudio/LH20051229203824/index.html
Pismodude said 10:49PM on 2-22-2008
Explain to me why the iPhone news rarely merits an up-to-date photo of the iPhone.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD- That iPhone doesn't even have YouTube!
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matthew said 10:52PM on 2-22-2008
Actually that iPhone is running 1.1.3 and the user chose to move the other app icons to another home screen. You just can't see the multi-homescreen dots on the bottom because the pic is too small. ;)
Yeah, seriously, I've been wondering about that too...the photos with TUAW stories are often not the latest and greatest.
Pismodude said 10:56PM on 2-22-2008
Yeah, I was going to say- it is connected to Cingular... Yeah.
Bassir said 11:00PM on 2-22-2008
boohoo
Ray said 1:34AM on 2-23-2008
it says cingular in the left hand corner!!! omgz that picture came out BEFORE the iphone did
Pismodude said 9:06AM on 2-23-2008
@ray:
Yeah, itz the same 1 apple had on their site b4 at&t took cingular over. Talk about OLD!
Ben said 4:12PM on 2-23-2008
@ Matthew
That is actually incorrect. You can tell that that is not 1.1.3 by the calculator icon which is outdated. This was before the Youtube and iTunes store apps. Very old promo pic.
Tim said 11:01PM on 2-22-2008
Yeah, I could care less about the SDK, cuz I have Installer.app. Where is the news about the new Macbook Pro? I have been holding off for 4 weeks now waiting for Apple to release ANYTHING!!! I am about to pee my pants in anticipation, and I don't want to buy a current one if a better one will be out in a matter of weeks. Anyone else with me?
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robogobo said 8:52AM on 2-23-2008
I just peed my pants, so, I'm with you.
Chris said 12:24PM on 2-23-2008
I have installer too but in case you haven't noticed, all of the developers have stopped developing because they are waiting for the SDK, so yeah, I do care if it's delayed.
Macroy said 11:31PM on 2-22-2008
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
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(bs.) said 12:14PM on 2-24-2008
LOLZ!!! i like it.
mmendoza27 said 11:51PM on 2-22-2008
Just wait until February 26th guys, we will hear something... what is it? I don't know, but we should hear something. Delay or maybe more news I doubt we are going to see an Apple event now, it's too late, they would have announced it today at the latest.
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ben kamobi said 11:58PM on 2-22-2008
The golden age of Apple is behind us, for the time being. The last good hardware release (in terms of durability and reliability) was the titanium powerbook and the last good OS was Tiger. The original iPod up through the 4th generation were great (including minis). Lately though Apple products have been suffering. The only bright spot being the Apple TV and that only because there is no consumer device quite like it - though I am aware of various solutions that approach its calm simplicity.
Apple is trying to please too many masters and Steve Jobs can't do everything which leads me to the question I always have with Apple: who has been groomed to be Jobs' successor?
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Paul said 1:26AM on 2-23-2008
Ben: The last great product introduced by Apple was not the Titanium Powerbook. I know, I had one. And though I loved the machine, the titainium was major interference with wifi, and only improved when they moved to Aluminum. In fact, the Aluminum Powerbooks were (though evolutionary, and not nearly as "groundbreaking" design) many steps ahead in build and reliability. Additionally, you must still be locked up in Power PC land, because the rate of performance improvements has accellerated beyond belief since the move to Intel (OK, so we're now in bed with Intel). Take a look at the new Mac Pros and the 'current' Powerbooks, the Macbook Pros. They blow doors on anything Power PC. My wife's entry level Macbook blows doors on my old Aluminum Powerbook.
And have you heard of the iPhone? This little side project they launched, kind of cute. Also blows doors on every cell phone (or smart phone) out there (in most cases) in the same way the original Mac set a new standard for what PCs would become.
Let's see...Airport. There's a minor one, but still, Apple makes a ton of money (not much attention though) off its wireless devices, and for good reason. Because they are so damn easy and again, blow doors on the convaluted wireless APs out there (whether you're on a Mac or a PC).
I think you've been hiding under a bridge too long with that TiBook and bottle of Jim Beam.
Honolulutian said 4:44AM on 2-24-2008
ugh! Disagree! MBP dual core is banginnnnnnnnnn! Way better than a power book! Not to mention the iPhone which rocks my world!!!!
Golden age has just begun!