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Podcaster Developer Uses Little-Known "Ad Hoc" Mode To Distribute Banned iPhone App

26 points by robg 18y ago

notauser 18y ago
I doubt Apple will care, as ad-hoc apps: - Don't show up in everyone's app store (the developer has to add you to the list.) - Can only be distributed to 100 people. If they did ban Podcaster for anti-competative reasons then 100 less people using iTunes podcasting isn't a big deal (I bet more than 100 iPhone users carry a Nokia as well as their iPhone just to use the excellent Nokia on-phone Podcasting software). It also limits total earnings (in this case) to $10k, which is pretty bad.
- tocomment 18y ago
  100 * $10 = $1000, no?
- Tichy 18y ago
  Is it limited to 100 devices? I read the article so that you need at least 100 devices to be eligible to use it. Surely there are companies with more than 100 devices?
  - petercooper 18y ago
    100 devices across your Apple account - so if he had 10 apps with 10 adhoc users each, that'd be it. At least, that's what I've been told by an iPhone developer.
  - jonknee 18y ago
    Ad Hoc isn't what companies are supposed to use. Ad Hoc is for developers and classroom situations. The solution for the enterprise is another distribution method all together that's not publicly available (only for companies > 500). http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/distribute.html http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/distribute.html And as for little known, I have no idea why they went for that angle. Steve Jobs presented all three methods in his keynote. Ad Hoc is used by almost all developers, but has very very limited use outside of that (thanks to the 100 user cap, which is utter bullshit).
ars 18y ago
I'm glad I never bought an iPhone.
- trezor 18y ago
  The iPhone is a very neat phone. I used to have a Windows Mobile phone and I'm a total convert now. Too bad Apple as a company is full of shit.
geuis 18y ago
I've got it installed. Lemme just say it's a great little app. Very nice interface. Fast and easy to use. Easy to find your favorite podcasts.

26 points by robg 18y ago

I doubt Apple will care, as ad-hoc apps: - Don't show up in everyone's app store (the developer has to add you to the list.) - Can only be distributed to 100 people. If they did ban Podcaster for anti-competative reasons then 100 less people using iTunes podcasting isn't a big deal (I bet more than 100 iPhone users carry a Nokia as well as their iPhone just to use the excellent Nokia on-phone Podcasting software). It also limits total earnings (in this case) to $10k, which is pretty bad.

tocomment 18y ago
100 * $10 = $1000, no?
Tichy 18y ago
Is it limited to 100 devices? I read the article so that you need at least 100 devices to be eligible to use it. Surely there are companies with more than 100 devices?
- petercooper 18y ago
  100 devices across your Apple account - so if he had 10 apps with 10 adhoc users each, that'd be it. At least, that's what I've been told by an iPhone developer.
- jonknee 18y ago
  Ad Hoc isn't what companies are supposed to use. Ad Hoc is for developers and classroom situations. The solution for the enterprise is another distribution method all together that's not publicly available (only for companies > 500). http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/distribute.html http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/distribute.html And as for little known, I have no idea why they went for that angle. Steve Jobs presented all three methods in his keynote. Ad Hoc is used by almost all developers, but has very very limited use outside of that (thanks to the 100 user cap, which is utter bullshit).

ars 18y ago

I'm glad I never bought an iPhone.

trezor 18y ago
The iPhone is a very neat phone. I used to have a Windows Mobile phone and I'm a total convert now. Too bad Apple as a company is full of shit.

geuis 18y ago

I've got it installed. Lemme just say it's a great little app. Very nice interface. Fast and easy to use. Easy to find your favorite podcasts.