[casual_games] DoCoMo and Apple

[Lennard Feddersen]

I released several Tapwave Zodiac titles - aside from DRM signing, what 
was closed about that platform?

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
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Gabor Forrai wrote:

> Juan

>

> I think Apple dont have the similar open minded ideas as DoCoMo has.

> I think Apple is making this things with the "closed platform" idea on the

> bad way...maybe could be nice to read for them everything about the

> Tapwave Zodiac story....another closed platform, a gaming pda with Palm

> os, a 2.5d video chip, same nice resolution (480x320), and a sad end, they

> have bancrupted last year.

>

> Anyway..im sure that Bejeweled will be there so make a multi million

> bestseller and im sure every gates on the apple (what a strange analogy)

> will to open. :)

>

> Best

>

> Gabor.Forrai

> Director of Development

> Catmoon Games

>

>

>

>   

>> Von: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]

>> Im

>> Auftrag von Juan Gril

>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2007 21:01

>> An: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

>> Betreff: Re: [casual_games] Casual_Games Digest, Vol 21, Issue 9

>>

>>

>> Sorry Alex, thanks for the clarification. Although I have to say I

>> disagree.

>> There is a company in Japan called "DoCoMo", and they have a completely

>> open

>> system, even with billing integration and revenue sharing, and last time I

>> checked it seems that it's doing pretty well...

>>

>> Oh and Andreas, sorry to be me the one revealing this to you, but that's

>> Apple response for "no, we are not interested".

>>

>> Cheers,

>>

>> Juan

>>

>>

>>

>> On 1/11/07, Andreas Schneider - GAMGO <gamgo at gmx.de> wrote:

>>

>>

>> when the iPod video was launched I ask Apple if it is possible to develop

>> for iPod. I got a nice answer that it is only possible to special partners

>> at the moment - but that they put us on hold for further reviewing our

>> games.

>> Andreas

>>     

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