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great stuff

• stcredzero 18y ago
  I mostly disagree. As for his 3 examples: 1) Why do we need an alarm clock? Answer: this doesn't seem like a very pressing need. 2) Why shouldn't location broadcast be rolled into the iPhone's location APIs? Answer: The location API is actually the logical place for this. Everyone rolling their own would be a waste! 3) I agree that devs should get a way to register callbacks against notifications. But this need not be in the form of a full "background process." What do you have in mind that wouldn't best be put on a server or happen when the user returns to the app? Come on, folks! The real innovation in the iPhone space doesn't have to do with rolling your own version of a Calendar, Alarm Clock, Contacts, etc... Take those as infrastructure and build innovative apps on top of that.