[casual_games] iPhone SDK

[Thomas H. Buscaglia]

For those of you who may have missed today's 
Steve Jobs and company show, here is a pretty 
good summary blog of what transpired:
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/live-from-apples-iphone-press-conference/>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/live-from-apples-iphone-press-conference/


Tom B

At 09:44 AM 3/7/2008, you wrote:

> >From what I can see and read on their site, is 

> that once you pay the $99, you can release any 

> Application, as long as it is not Porn or 

> Malware. You then get listed in the App store, and paid out monthly.

>

>Phil

>

>On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Miguel Portilla 

><<mailto:miguelportilla at pobros.com>miguelportilla at pobros.com> wrote:

>Sounds very much like the rest of wireless 

>industry ( Verizon, ATT, Sprint ) and hence the 

>reason many small developers, including 

>ourselves, have abandoned wireless development. 

>The approval process is unfair, harsh and 

>costly. Another important fact to note is that 

>the amount of iPhone users is relatively small.

>

>Miguel Portilla

>PoBros, Inc.

>

>

>James C. Smith wrote:

>>

>>The rev share sound great but I wish I knew 

>>more about the approval process.  It sound like 

>>Apple has to approve every app. Have they 

>>published any guidelines on the type of things 

>>they will not approve, how the long approval 

>>takes, or what kind of appeal process there 

>>is?   I would hate to invest a lot of resources 

>>in developing an app for a specific platform 

>>and then have it rejected. It's not like I 

>>could then shop it around to other portals or publishers.

>>

>>

>>

>>James C. Smith

>>

>>Producer & Co-founder: Reflexive Entertainment

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>>Editor-in-chief: Game-Sales-Charts.com

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>>From: 

>><mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org>casual_games-bounces at igda.org 

>>[mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Philip Harvey

>>Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:25 AM

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>>Subject: [casual_games] iPhone SDK

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>>

>>Now with the announcement of the iPhone SDK, 

>>what are peoples plans for their games on the 

>>iPhone? How do people think that the market for 

>>games will go? Will we see a flood of PC games converted over to it?

>>

>>Also what do people think of the rev share of 70%?

>>

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