Yeah, this is just one of the worst pieces of writing in the history of P.R. -- if it had been phrased properly nobody would have even noticed. If Steve Jobs had composed the memo people would be grateful to have gotten it.
Given that the public version of the app store doesn't even exist yet, why should we be surprised that Apple is not yet willing to take your $99 for the right to sell something there? Hell, if Apple was taking the $99 now, in exchange for nothing but promises, people would be complaining about that.
Apple are overwhelmed by the positive response to the SDK. Wasn't it 100k downloads in the first 24 hours? All this talk saying third-party devs will be locked out is nonsense. Steve Jobs wants to sell all the apps you can code through the iTunes App Store. He takes 30%, remember.
[+] [-] boucher|18 years ago|reply
It may have been worded a little poorly, but Apple isn't trying to shut developers out. They're just asking for more time.
[+] [-] mechanical_fish|18 years ago|reply
Given that the public version of the app store doesn't even exist yet, why should we be surprised that Apple is not yet willing to take your $99 for the right to sell something there? Hell, if Apple was taking the $99 now, in exchange for nothing but promises, people would be complaining about that.
[+] [-] Glimjaur|18 years ago|reply
Have we heard of any third-party developers that has been accepted into the beta program?
[+] [-] moog|18 years ago|reply