Steve Jobs Announces iPhone SDK

An anonymous reader writes "It finally happened. Steve Jobs announced an iPhone SDK today. The plan is to release it in February, and the suggestion is that apps will need to be digitally signed (not unlike digital signing in Leopard). Here's hoping that developing for the iPhone/Touch will be cheap (or free) enough to allow the folks who have been writing apps to continue doing so. Says Jobs: 'It will take until February to release an SDK because we're trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once--provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task.'"

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Mod Parent Up!

[cez]

sheesh, I guess the apple fanboys have mod points today. This is hardly Flamebait, more aptly insight.

because we're trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once--provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task.

[flame]but, but, but! Apple can't get viruses? They say so in the commercials![/flame]

Re:Malware

[GodWasAnAlien]

Correct. It has little to do with viruses.

Says Jobs was thinking: 'It will take until February to release an SDK because we're trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once--provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone from users that would have the phone do things that our profit model and/or contract demands that we prohibit.'"

Being open and closed at the same time is hard.

I need more sleep

[Ogive17]

I read the article title as "Steve Jobs Announces iPhones Suck"