Comments on: WWDC http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:30:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt Stevens http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 Matt Stevens Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:55:02 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3338 And customer interaction is without a doubt one of the best parts of being an indie developer! I'll be sure to follow up here with some other thoughts once we get a chance to see what actually shows up later this week. And customer interaction is without a doubt one of the best parts of being an indie developer! I’ll be sure to follow up here with some other thoughts once we get a chance to see what actually shows up later this week.

]]> By: Dan http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Dan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:34:39 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3336 There are tons of examples of people using Apple's ideas as a springboard to creating some great apps - look at Coverflow for example. Matt, hopefully iTunes7 will give you the frameworks you need to be able to talk to certain parts of iTunes a little more directly than say the accessibility route currently used. Look at it this way - do Apple have a blog like this where we can interact with their developers... That's why apps like Signal are relevant even when the big boys do wade in themselves. If Apple do implement anything I'd like the ability to use the iPhone as an airtunes streamer itself so I can plug speakers into it when outside and stream anything not just what I remembered to sync to m phone. There are tons of examples of people using Apple’s ideas as a springboard to creating some great apps – look at Coverflow for example.

Matt, hopefully iTunes7 will give you the frameworks you need to be able to talk to certain parts of iTunes a little more directly than say the accessibility route currently used.

Look at it this way – do Apple have a blog like this where we can interact with their developers… That’s why apps like Signal are relevant even when the big boys do wade in themselves. If Apple do implement anything I’d like the ability to use the iPhone as an airtunes streamer itself so I can plug speakers into it when outside and stream anything not just what I remembered to sync to m phone.

]]> By: Matt Stevens http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Matt Stevens Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:24:50 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3294 I can't argue with that! I'm not going to jump to any conclusions until we see what if anything is actually offered, but if Apple has essentially made a native app clone of Signal then I certainly agree that it would have been nice to get a note, heads-up, or something, especially considering the effort that has already gone into the native version of Signal. I can't say that I'm surprised that they wouldn't though - talking to me about an upcoming product doesn't get them anything, and stepping on one indie developer doesn't really cost them anything either. For all its innovation and focus on the customer in its products, when it comes to the business Apple is a lot like any other. That's not to say that I think Signal's existence hinges on this potential competitor. As an independent app Signal will always be able to do things that Apple can't or won't, and I've had a lot of ideas for the product that I think could provide some exciting new capabilities. And who knows, Apple's efforts in this space may mean that they'll finally fix some of the remote control-related bugs I've had open for years :-) I can’t argue with that!

I’m not going to jump to any conclusions until we see what if anything is actually offered, but if Apple has essentially made a native app clone of Signal then I certainly agree that it would have been nice to get a note, heads-up, or something, especially considering the effort that has already gone into the native version of Signal. I can’t say that I’m surprised that they wouldn’t though – talking to me about an upcoming product doesn’t get them anything, and stepping on one indie developer doesn’t really cost them anything either. For all its innovation and focus on the customer in its products, when it comes to the business Apple is a lot like any other.

That’s not to say that I think Signal’s existence hinges on this potential competitor. As an independent app Signal will always be able to do things that Apple can’t or won’t, and I’ve had a lot of ideas for the product that I think could provide some exciting new capabilities. And who knows, Apple’s efforts in this space may mean that they’ll finally fix some of the remote control-related bugs I’ve had open for years :-)

]]> By: Todd http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3289 Todd Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:36:06 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3289 That's pretty crummy, in my opinion, that they didn't at least offer (with an NDA) to give you a heads-up on what's going on. It discourages people like you from putting in the effort to fill a gap like that in their functionality, if there's a track-record of them just clobbering your work with their own free replacement out of the blue. I mean, I'm happy that they will be providing this thing (if indeed they are) - I was looking forward to a native app that does what Signal does, but perhaps taking advantage of the standard iPhone-iPod UI (e.g. coverflow, etc) which you were understandably unable to do when limited to the web app. I just think it would have been classy to give you some advance warning / information / job offer / etc, especially since you played by their rules, in terms of not releasing a native app for jailbroken phones. That’s pretty crummy, in my opinion, that they didn’t at least offer (with an NDA) to give you a heads-up on what’s going on. It discourages people like you from putting in the effort to fill a gap like that in their functionality, if there’s a track-record of them just clobbering your work with their own free replacement out of the blue.

I mean, I’m happy that they will be providing this thing (if indeed they are) – I was looking forward to a native app that does what Signal does, but perhaps taking advantage of the standard iPhone-iPod UI (e.g. coverflow, etc) which you were understandably unable to do when limited to the web app. I just think it would have been classy to give you some advance warning / information / job offer / etc, especially since you played by their rules, in terms of not releasing a native app for jailbroken phones.

]]> By: Matt Stevens http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Matt Stevens Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:51:48 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3280 Until something is actually released it's hard to say what Apple will or won't do. One would hope that they would not simply replace a segment of applications from the community with their own solution, but it wouldn't be the first time. We'll just have to see what actually shows up on the 11th. Until something is actually released it’s hard to say what Apple will or won’t do. One would hope that they would not simply replace a segment of applications from the community with their own solution, but it wouldn’t be the first time. We’ll just have to see what actually shows up on the 11th.

]]> By: Todd http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 Todd Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:14:27 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3276 There are several screenshots of the upcoming iTunes 7.7 displaying an option to use the iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote. Do you that Apple will be releasing a native app that duplicates your efforts, or do you think that those options are being added to iTunes to allow 3rd-party apps like yours to work more smoothly? 7.7 screen shots: http://gizmodo.com/5021378/iphone-20-video-walkthrough-and-itunes-77-confidential-screenshots The readme file in the 7.7 pre-release seems to indicate that Apple themselves will be releasing the app for free on the app store: http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/26/apple-to-offer-itunes-remote-control-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/ There are several screenshots of the upcoming iTunes 7.7 displaying an option to use the iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote. Do you that Apple will be releasing a native app that duplicates your efforts, or do you think that those options are being added to iTunes to allow 3rd-party apps like yours to work more smoothly?

7.7 screen shots:

http://gizmodo.com/5021378/iphone-20-video-walkthrough-and-itunes-77-confidential-screenshots

The readme file in the 7.7 pre-release seems to indicate that Apple themselves will be releasing the app for free on the app store:

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/26/apple-to-offer-itunes-remote-control-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

]]> By: Matt Stevens http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3274 Matt Stevens Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:44:39 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3274 Yep, both a new version and native app are in the works. I don't have any set release dates for these as I don't want to rush them, but they're definitely on the way. Yep, both a new version and native app are in the works. I don’t have any set release dates for these as I don’t want to rush them, but they’re definitely on the way.

]]> By: Dan http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/2008/06/wwdc/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 Dan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:25:42 +0000 http://www.alloysoft.com/blog/?p=50#comment-3273 Hey Matt, any news on a new version on the horizon (Or even a native app in the works?) The system preferences idea you've mentioned before would be great. Cheers Dan Hey Matt, any news on a new version on the horizon (Or even a native app in the works?) The system preferences idea you’ve mentioned before would be great.

Cheers
Dan

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