Steve should have released 1 app today

[aerospace]

It doesn't mater what it could do as long as it was useful and cool looking.

What better way to show off the sdk power than to give us a new app? Wet out appetites so to speak.

Imagine if during the keynote, he said everyone turn on your iphone(probably 90% of the people there had one, and those not what better way to make them feel bad lol) and call send a text to this #. A minute later everyone's phone is sent a new app and they follow along as he demo's its power.

 

[Jack Flash]

It doesn't mater what it could do as long as it was useful and cool looking.

What better way to show off the sdk power than to give us a new app? Wet out appetites so to speak.

Imagine if during the keynote, he said everyone turn on your iphone(probably 90% of the people there had one, and those not what better way to make them feel bad lol) and call send a text to this #. A minute later everyone's phone is sent a new app and they follow along as he demo's its power.

I suppose, presumably, that you have plenty of examples of what the SDK can do already on your iPhone.

 

[aerospace]

The iphone is cool because of its potential.

Aside from the internet its just another phone to me. The point of the SDK to allow a wider range of apps that will have more functionality than current ones. Show it off, give us one of the games, something...not see you in 4 months

 

[aswitcher]

Yeah, would have been nice to get to get an App...

 

[srent5]

AIM today would have been very nice!!!!

 

[aerospace]

AIM today would have been very nice!!!!

If you saw the keynote he did say he was able to create aim for iphone in 5 days. So why make us wait 4months to get it? Of course they'll add new features but they can update it later. Most would be ecstatic with the features that they showed off.

 

[GT500]

Touch Fighter

the touch fighter game that was shown looks amazing and just goes to show how amazing new apps are going to be. It would have ben great if we were given a sort-of demo of it with a never-ending level!

 

[aerospace]

I think touch fighter was a demo, it didnt seem to even keep score or have a health meter

 

[Ryan1524]

^ The perfect game when truly bored.

 

[GT500]

I think touch fighter was a demo, it didnt seem to even keep score or have a health meter

thats what i was meaning, a never-ending game like the guy above says

COM'ON APPLE GIV US A GAME!

 

[cupofjoe]

Not gonna happen.

They just wanted to show off and say "nah-nah, we have it and you don't!(now go make some cool apps with our SDK, damnit!)"

Seriously.

 

[Sobe]

It's very smart. People who might have bought a competitor's phone may very well buy an iPhone now knowing things are in the pipeline.

A new app would have been a nice little present, but aside from people just wanting something, giving away an App doesn't do a whole lot for Apple.

The people who could use it already have an iPhone.

The people who don't probably aren't going to rush out and buy one for some piddly little demo app freeware.

 

[gloss]

Releasing an app, at least through the channels they're trying to promote, would have involved the release of the 2.0 firmware.

And besides, as much confidence as they have in the SDK, I'm not sure they WANT to release software to the public that's only been worked on for two weeks.

 

[EarthDawn]

AIM today would have been very nice!!!!

That would have been VERY nice.... that or copy and paste

 

[hotsauce]

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It doesn't mater what it could do as long as it was useful and cool looking.

What better way to show off the sdk power than to give us a new app? Wet out appetites so to speak.

Imagine if during the keynote, he said everyone turn on your iphone(probably 90% of the people there had one, and those not what better way to make them feel bad lol) and call send a text to this #. A minute later everyone's phone is sent a new app and they follow along as he demo's its power.

Sounds like an Oprah show. Cheesy.

 

[BergerFan]

Jobs knows that it doesn't matter if he released an app today, or in 4 months time, we'll all be there when the time comes, regardless.

Over time, the SDK will prove to be a great thing. There are gonna be some awesome apps, and I can't wait for it all to get started. Having the App Store on the device, is a great move too.

 

[dejo]

If you saw the keynote he did say he was able to create aim for iphone in 5 days. So why make us wait 4months to get it? Of course they'll add new features but they can update it later. Most would be ecstatic with the features that they showed off.

If they want to add new features, they'd have to charge iPod Touch owners AGAIN. And we know how happy they are already.

 

[aerospace]

I doubt they would charge for an update, maybe a major upgrade or new version

 

[rockstarjoe]

I am pretty sure that when June comes you will see a new free App... it starts with an "i" and ends with "chat".

 

[NDimichino]

AIM today would have been very nice!!!!

AIM would have been nice to have yesterday... looked like it was more than good enough for me.

 

[iMpathetic]

AIM would have been nice to have yesterday... looked like it was more than good enough for me.

There are already lots of AIM apps. All you have to do is jailbreak, which isn't hard at all.

 

[Jack Flash]

There are already lots of AIM apps. All you have to do is jailbreak, which isn't hard at all.

Or, meebo and beejive are just as good.

 

[iMpathetic]

Or, meebo and beejive are just as good.

I actually find them to be a tad slow and buggy.

 

[Jack Flash]

I actually find them to be a tad slow and buggy.

beejive is somewhat slow

meebo is great, though

you just have to understand that you cannot navigate away from the page or your connection will be lost