Comments on: Share Your Thoughts: The End Of Windows Mobile? http://www.etenblog.com/2008/03/17/share-your-thoughts-the-end-of-windows-mobile/ Making Windows Mobile Life Better Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:47:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Tariq Bamadhaj http://www.etenblog.com/2008/03/17/share-your-thoughts-the-end-of-windows-mobile/#comment-2834 Tariq Bamadhaj Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:49:21 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2008/03/17/share-your-thoughts-the-end-of-windows-mobile/#comment-2834 That's a good question. I understand for the decktop Mac, there is no iTunes-like program so you could get your software from any vendor. But for the iPhone, it seems that you need iTunes to install packages (I could be wrong here) so there is only one place which every developer, big and small, must use and thus get a 30% cut. That’s a good question. I understand for the decktop Mac, there is no iTunes-like program so you could get your software from any vendor. But for the iPhone, it seems that you need iTunes to install packages (I could be wrong here) so there is only one place which every developer, big and small, must use and thus get a 30% cut.

]]> By: GBot http://www.etenblog.com/2008/03/17/share-your-thoughts-the-end-of-windows-mobile/#comment-2825 GBot Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:25:24 +0000 http://www.etenblog.com/2008/03/17/share-your-thoughts-the-end-of-windows-mobile/#comment-2825 With regards to Apple taking 30% from developers; I'm assuming this will be through an official iTunes app store, or something like that. Certainly this is going to be good for the small developers, as they'll likely get more attention from potential customers than they otherwise might. But what about developers that don't need Apple's store? Is Apple going to allow installation of 3rd party apps without taking their 30% cut? As a medical student, the first example that comes to mind is the medical software ePocrates. ePocrates is widely accepted as the "industry standard" for pocket medical programs, and many doctors are chomping at the bit to have it as an installable app for the iPhone (hell, the video at http://www.epocrates.com/iphone/compatibility/ is almost enough to convince me to get an iPhone). But will ePocrates, or other similarly-successful companies, have to pay royalties for the "privilege" of supporting the iPhone, then passing the extra expense on to consumers? It's not hard to assume that iPhone will continue to be the luxury (aka more expensive) option, while adding little more than some eye candy and "hey, I sure am cool" factor. Eye candy which is, of course, easily imitated. Windows Mobile; Think Different. With regards to Apple taking 30% from developers; I’m assuming this will be through an official iTunes app store, or something like that. Certainly this is going to be good for the small developers, as they’ll likely get more attention from potential customers than they otherwise might.

But what about developers that don’t need Apple’s store? Is Apple going to allow installation of 3rd party apps without taking their 30% cut?

As a medical student, the first example that comes to mind is the medical software ePocrates. ePocrates is widely accepted as the “industry standard” for pocket medical programs, and many doctors are chomping at the bit to have it as an installable app for the iPhone (hell, the video at http://www.epocrates.com/iphone/compatibility/ is almost enough to convince me to get an iPhone).

But will ePocrates, or other similarly-successful companies, have to pay royalties for the “privilege” of supporting the iPhone, then passing the extra expense on to consumers?

It’s not hard to assume that iPhone will continue to be the luxury (aka more expensive) option, while adding little more than some eye candy and “hey, I sure am cool” factor. Eye candy which is, of course, easily imitated.

Windows Mobile; Think Different.

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