The iPhone has an SDK
- Published March 14th, 2008 in Tech Comment, Apple
Forget the title. I’m not going to talk about the virtues of the SDK or give the already-old news that the iPhone now has an SDK. Just behold on the word now.
One might think that Apple was obliged to create an SDK due to popular demand. But this is Apple. No one forces Apple so if it wasn’t their intention to develop an SDK they wouldn’t develop an SDK. Furthermore, take a look at how fast they built it. Too fast. It was already being made prior to the launch of the iPhone, one might conclude.
Why did Apple took so long to launch it then? It goes beyond the eyes of the viewer. Steve Jobs is damn smart and so are Apple’s Directors. Think about it. The SDK will be of utter importance to the corporate users so they can access their applications and corporate email. Regular users might get a game or two but the default set of applications is already quite good, so the SDK won’t bring any breath-taking application.
On top of that, corporate users don’t rush to buy the latest tech gadget. Common users do it.
So what Apple basically did was refreshing the hype on the iPhone without having to upgrade it or throw a shiny new model. These guys are good at this, whether you like them or not.
P.S. - As soon as there’s a GPS application for the iPhone, I’m finally buying one.
Firstly, i would argue that Apple already had some sort of in-house SDK, all they’ve done was package it for general consumption.
Also, i think you’re wrong in saying that the SDK will be of most importance to corporate users, this kind of device appeals so much more to the general public, and no, the current apps are not enough, judging by the reaction to the closedness of the SDK, the people out there want to do much more with the iPhone. C’mon not being able to have an app run in the background? How can one have an IM client running? Oh you must wait for an official one. Seems rather draconian of Apple.
i think you’re wrong in saying that the SDK will be of most importance to corporate users
Of course it is. Prior to the SDK corporate users couldn’t have access to Lotus Notes or to their Exchange server. Now, they can!