iPhone/iPod touch SDK

Whoo! Long time no update!

At last I've logged in to this, well, cob-webbed weblog, I had such a lot of things done lately that I am unaware of my online life... Got to do the updates...

I recently bought an iPod touch here in Cagayan (Php15,000) and to tell you it's quite amazing, that I often forget to bring my phone than the iPod. It's got a lot of it inside. it's got notepad, games, calendar, notes, and others... well i've jailbroken it. At least I get my hard earned money's worth.

March 6 (March 7 around 2-3 am phil. time) Apple released the official Software Development Kit. It opened a whole new world for the device, and a lot of possibilities. It can do 3d games, that you'll barely notice it's a phone while you're playing a game. It's so nice that it made me think of a near end of jailbreak history (at least for the iPod touch). Well, i was wrong.

Apple promises to release "Firmware 2.0" by June 2008, and this includes a new iPhone application called "AppStore". This will be mainly the source of all applications, may it be free or for sale. As usual, Apple will screen all the programs for the iPhone. Typical Apple way.

Then I was strangled by Steve Jobs' announcement. Firmware 2.0 will be available as a free update to iPhone, but will be available at a NOMINAL FEE for the iPod touch. Oh crap.

Apple is quite obviously putting down iPod touch owners. I really believe on the notion that iPod touch sells more than iPhone. Why wouldn't it? Of course, the world loves the iPod. It's a basic simple fact. Everybody is willing to buy one (given the budget of course). And since the iPhone is not yet on sale on other parts of the world (specifically here in the Philippines), this leaves the people with only one option which is the iTouch.

Now seriously, about the software update. Everybody says that its not that expensive to update the software. $20 is not too big. In the US, maybe. In the Philippines, it is around Php800.00. That's a lot of money here. Oh well maybe we can settle for the 800, now where can we purchase it if there's no iTunes store in the Philippines?

No offense to Apple, I love Apple and their products. But there are just some things that I cannot agree upon. I just hope "Nominal" won't quite expensive. We all want apps, we're hungry for them. I also hope AppStore will be free. Exchange support maybe sold, after all it's enterprise software. Otherwise if this will still be for sale, then the people (specially not-so-rich ones) will have no option but to jailbreak.

Umm... iPod touch opensource software? Maybe in the next few years. I hope. I just hope.