Apple Drops iPhone Developer NDA On Released Software

[jasonlbaptiste]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/01/apple-drops-iphone-developer-nda-on-released-software/

[neovive]

I wonder how much the new Android phones and all of the Android buzz in general weighed on this decision. With a competing open platform out there, Apple was clearly at risk of losing developer mindshare and support.

[sjs382 → neovive]

I agree that it's probably a factor in the decision, but the approval process is probably a greater concern to developers.

[sjs382]

I saw this comment about the timing of the NDA-drop on slashdot. I'm figured I'd cross-post it here, even though it isn't mine. Don't mod me up. :)

http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=982211&cid=25... "They wanted to wait for the Android release so the API could not legally borrow too heavily from the iPhone API. At least, that seems like a reasonable guess..."

[MaysonL]

At last! Though it did take them much too long to get around to it, they finally did the right thing.