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Apple Error Leaves iPhone Developers In the Lurch

Posted by kdawson on from the pretty-glass-bricks dept.

canadacow writes "iPhone developers enrolled and active in the iPhone OS 2.0 beta program got a nasty surprise today when Apple inadvertently 'expired' the recently released version. While for a beta program this typically would not be an issue, Apple has yet to release a new deployment of the iPhone OS. So developers like myself who use their iPhone for both actual phone and iPod use are bricked. Of note, this particular expired build is just 11 days old."

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  1. That's not a brick! by Tenebrousedge · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    ...that's just Apple's new, super-duper secure iPhone OS.

    But I hear that when Windows Vista CE comes out, it'll be like, way more secure. And it'll make your coffee in the morning!

    Rumor has it that there's a linux distribution that's had those features for years, but so far only Linus Torvalds has been able to figure out how to install and use it so far.

    Have I left anyone out yet? Oh yeah, BSD sucks.

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  2. Re:In Apple's defense by poetmatt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I seem to recall tons of issues rather recently.

    The phrase you forgot there is "legal customer" not just regular customer.

  3. You Got What You Deserved by segedunum · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Apple doesn't do development, doesn't get development and doesn't support developers. There has been ample evidence for that for some time now, and yet, we still get some braindead twonks telling us we all should have read the EULA! Unbelievable. How much would it cost Apple to fix this for the people who are developing software so Apple can sell more iPhones? Errrrrr...............