A Rare Disagreement

post from Daring Fireball on 03 March 2011 08:03:31 PM. © Daring Fireball

Marco Arment:

The root cause for so much of the subscription ruckus, I think, isn?t that 30% number ? it?s that Apple pulled the rug out from under some major apps after the fact. And unlike nearly every App Store rule change in the past, this is a major change that developers couldn?t have been reasonably expected to anticipate, and it?s not based in any practical need for the health of the Store or the platform (malware, abuse, etc.).

I’m not sure we even disagree on this. I concur that worst aspect of these new subscription policies is that something that used to be allowed now is not. It has a bait-and-switch feel to it.

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Air License 1.0 Protects Adobe Air Applications
for Developers

post from prMac on 03 March 2011 06:58:00 PM. © prMac

Excel Software is pleased to announce AirLicense 1.0 to protect Adobe Air applications running on Mac or Windows computers. AirLicense is a software development kit (SDK), that includes an ActionScript source code file and other components that a developer can drop into an Air development project to interface with the QuickLicense protection and licensing system.

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Rovios Vesterbacka Thanks iPhone for Enabling
Angry Birds Success

post from Daring Fireball on 03 March 2011 05:03:39 PM. © Daring Fireball

From an interview at GDC:

Before the iPhone, Vesterbacka recalled, some executive at a cell phone provider was the one deciding which of 27 largely identical poker games was the one to get limited space on that carrier’s mobile store. He compared the system to the Soviet Union, where some beauracrat would dictate which toothpaste was on store shelves, with little concern for quality.

The App Store is closed compared to desktop PCs, but compared to the pre-iPhone mobile market, it’s wide open.

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Nielsen Numbers on the US Smartphone Market

post from Daring Fireball on 03 March 2011 05:03:39 PM. © Daring Fireball

Interesting contrast between OS market share and handset maker market share

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Apples Promo Movie on How People Are Using the
iPad

post from Daring Fireball on 03 March 2011 05:03:39 PM. © Daring Fireball

As shown during yesterday’s event. So well done.

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AV3 Software Gets Amped for NAB 2011 and 10th
Annual SuperMeet

post from prMac on 03 March 2011 04:25:00 PM. © prMac

Boston based AV3 Software is set to showcase Get, its award-winning dialog search tool for Final Cut Pro editors, at the National Association of Broadcasters convention held in Las Vegas, NV, from April 11 - 14, 2011. Get locates footage based on a patented phonetic search technology, powered by Nexidia. Its unique combination of spoken-word search and traditional methods of content identification makes Get a revolutionary search tool for the enhancement of any Final Cut Pro editing workflow.

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Invaders World Tour 3 Adds Option for TV Output

post from prMac on 03 March 2011 03:35:00 PM. © prMac

Appular announces its latest update for Invaders World Tour 3, an interplanetary defense game now available as a Universal app for all iOS devices. In an heroic effort to defend humanity, players engage in the epic battle that spans across 12 different countries in 60 explosive levels and bonus stages. The update features a TV output option, enabling users to play the game on their television by syncing two iDevices and using their iPhone or iPod touch as a wireless Bluetooth or WiFi controller.

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Digital Heaven announces public beta of Final
Print 2.0

Digital Heaven today announced a free, time-limited public beta release of Final Print 2.0. Final Print is the must-have tool for browsing and printing Final Cut Pro projects. Final Print allows the user to view a list of clips, markers or the content of a bin with up to 10 columns of information. Version 2.0 adds the option of printing clips inside sequences, support for colored markers and the ability to load items directly from projects currently open in Final Cut Pro.

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Apple Released iOS 4.3 GM for Developers

Apple just seeded iOS 4.3 GM, build 8F190 for developers. iOS 4.3 is set to public release on March 11 together with the iPad 2 launch. iOS 4.3 is available for following iDevice.iPhone 3GS, 4 GSM & CDMAiPod Touch 3rd and 4th generationsiPad and iPad[...]

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Well Done 1.0 Provides Productivity with its
Responsibility Manager

Well Done Apps has released Well Done 1.0 based on the concept of friends, foes and targets. Friends and foes are actions. Following your friends mean doing the right things to manage the responsibility and achieve your target. Following the foes results in missing your targets. Well Done 1.0 will tell you what your responsibilities are now, today and tomorrow. This app is for those who need a to-do attitude and not a to-do app.

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