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Well mobileorchard is shutting down and many of his comments seem to indicate at least a few developers are following him http://www.mobileorchard.com/goodbye/
by TomOfTTB 17y ago
Well mobileorchard is shutting down and many of his comments seem to indicate at least a few developers are following him
http://www.mobileorchard.com/goodbye/#comments http://www.mobileorchard.com/goodbye/#comments
But by in large I think most of the developers upset by this are ones who wanted to develop for the iPhone not ones that are already. Since those who already did develop for the iPhone would obviously know how to use Objective-C already. The true cruelty of this is that Apple basically pulled the rug out from under these people after they'd been waiting for over a year (since CS5 was announced)
Anticipating something like that for so long and then having it taken from you at virtually the last minute is bound to cause a lot of anger
- jasongullickson 17y agoWow, I hadn't heard about Mobile Orchard... I've definitely had reason to question my own position as an iPhone developer having endured a stunning rejection myself recently but I have to say that, as someone who's developed for many platforms over the years, my sympathy for anyone who let learning a new language stop them from building something is limited. Either way all this is certainly "fuel for the fire" of my plans for developing a new platform.
- akadien 17y agoCurious what other platforms you are considering. I chose iPhone over Android because I perceived the latter to be a poor marketplace to sell apps and of fragmentation of the OS. I'm now wondering if I made a mistake or if mobile web apps are actually the best route to take.
- jasongullickson 17y agoI'm considering developing a new one.