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From: Geoff Chambers on 30 Jan 2010 11:33 So why not buy a Mac, leatn Objective C, write a lame App (tip calculator, lottery results or something), license it to Apple, have them ship it with the iPad, retire and live off the royalties. <g> On Jan 28, 11:20 am, "Ginny Caughey" <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote: > Martin, > > Well we *could* write for it if we learned Objective C and bought Macs for > dev machines, but point taken. ;-) I guess we'd also need Apple to accept > our apps too into their store too. > > I don't hope it flops, but I'm having a hard time seeing it as the home run > that the iPhone was. But then I never realized some many people wouldn't > miss a keyboard either. At least the iPad has an optional external one. > > -- > > Ginny Caugheywww.wasteworks.com > > "Martin" <s...(a)spam.spam> wrote in message > > news:OBi8n.102072$6V1.99396(a)newsfe30.ams2... > > > > > No > > > Can't see a use for it compared to say a Windows or Linux netbook > > > Only runs apple stuff, not whatever we could write. > > > Not multitasking > > > I hope it is a flop as I have seen to much about it already- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: Willie Moore on 30 Jan 2010 16:33 Geoff, The guy who wrote "pull my finger" sold more than a million copies at ..99 cents a download. even with apple's commission, he made a nice sum. Regards, Willie "Geoff Chambers" <gchambers02(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:f49552df-77bb-4f31-a1c6-193cc6fcd00f(a)o36g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > So why not buy a Mac, leatn Objective C, write a lame App (tip > calculator, lottery results or something), license it to Apple, have > them ship it with the iPad, retire and live off the royalties. <g> > > On Jan 28, 11:20 am, "Ginny Caughey" > <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote: >> Martin, >> >> Well we *could* write for it if we learned Objective C and bought Macs >> for >> dev machines, but point taken. ;-) I guess we'd also need Apple to accept >> our apps too into their store too. >> >> I don't hope it flops, but I'm having a hard time seeing it as the home >> run >> that the iPhone was. But then I never realized some many people wouldn't >> miss a keyboard either. At least the iPad has an optional external one. >> >> -- >> >> Ginny Caugheywww.wasteworks.com >> >> "Martin" <s...(a)spam.spam> wrote in message >> >> news:OBi8n.102072$6V1.99396(a)newsfe30.ams2... >> >> >> >> > No >> >> > Can't see a use for it compared to say a Windows or Linux netbook >> >> > Only runs apple stuff, not whatever we could write. >> >> > Not multitasking >> >> > I hope it is a flop as I have seen to much about it already- Hide >> > quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4821 (20100130) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4821 (20100130) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
From: Ginny Caughey on 30 Jan 2010 17:20 <g> noted - but only a few programmers have actually made a lot of money off of iPhone apps apparently. Here's an interesting article comparing phone development platforms: http://blog.7touchgroup.com/2010/01/windows-mobile-iphone-android-marketplace-comparison/ -- Ginny Caughey www.wasteworks.com "Geoff Chambers" <gchambers02(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:f49552df-77bb-4f31-a1c6-193cc6fcd00f(a)o36g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > So why not buy a Mac, leatn Objective C, write a lame App (tip > calculator, lottery results or something), license it to Apple, have > them ship it with the iPad, retire and live off the royalties. <g> > > On Jan 28, 11:20 am, "Ginny Caughey" > <ginny.caughey.onl...(a)wasteworks.com> wrote: >> Martin, >> >> Well we *could* write for it if we learned Objective C and bought Macs >> for >> dev machines, but point taken. ;-) I guess we'd also need Apple to accept >> our apps too into their store too. >> >> I don't hope it flops, but I'm having a hard time seeing it as the home >> run >> that the iPhone was. But then I never realized some many people wouldn't >> miss a keyboard either. At least the iPad has an optional external one. >> >> -- >> >> Ginny Caugheywww.wasteworks.com >> >> "Martin" <s...(a)spam.spam> wrote in message >> >> news:OBi8n.102072$6V1.99396(a)newsfe30.ams2... >> >> >> >> > No >> >> > Can't see a use for it compared to say a Windows or Linux netbook >> >> > Only runs apple stuff, not whatever we could write. >> >> > Not multitasking >> >> > I hope it is a flop as I have seen to much about it already- Hide >> > quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - >
From: Geoff Schaller on 30 Jan 2010 19:45 Willie. One of the very tiny few. ...and I'll bet you that million dollars he blew it all on a car and a trip to Vegas <g>. Interestingly though, I asked my 20+ aged daughters and their boy friends what they thought of the iPad and their response was, well, surprising. They shrugged their shoulders and asked what the big deal was. Would they consider buying one? The answer was an immediate no. I asked about their mates (who seem to have all discussed it in detail by now) and my youngest daughter gave me this piece of wisdom. By the time it is all said and done, the gadget will cost them $1000 and a hefty phone contract. Well they already have a hefty phone contract and can't afford two. And as they cannot give up their current phone (they seem to be surgically attached) they won't be giving it up for an iPad. Now my sample space is pretty small but this crowd was among the first to grab iphones. The girls in particular were quite negative about its size and the boys could not seeing being useful as a games console (they already have PC, Xbox, Wii, etc). Go figure its future... Geoff "Willie Moore" <williem(a)wmconsulting.com> wrote in message news:hk28iq$n32$1(a)speranza.aioe.org: > Geoff, > > The guy who wrote "pull my finger" sold more than a million copies at .99 > cents a download. even with apple's commission, he made a nice sum. > > Regards, > Willie
From: Willie Moore on 30 Jan 2010 23:58
Geoff, My wife wanted one of those little 10" netbooks for Christmas. By the time I looked into upgrading the OS, adding a DVD drive so I could install software and burn CDs (something she does frequently to make disks for ballet), it was cheaper to get her a gateway. Paid about 450 for it and it came with 4 gig ram, w7x64 home premium, dvd-rw, and a 15.6 screen. She was thrilled. The kids got her a case for it <g>. I am still running the same Gateway machine that you saw me with the last time we met in Georgia. It is 4 years old and has never given me any problems. Although a SSD would be a nice addition. Regards, Willie "Geoff Schaller" <geoffx(a)softxwareobjectives.com.au> wrote in message news:7p49n.4564$pv.2465(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Willie. > > One of the very tiny few. ...and I'll bet you that million dollars he blew > it all on a car and a trip to Vegas <g>. Interestingly though, I asked my > 20+ aged daughters and their boy friends what they thought of the iPad and > their response was, well, surprising. > > They shrugged their shoulders and asked what the big deal was. > Would they consider buying one? The answer was an immediate no. > > I asked about their mates (who seem to have all discussed it in detail by > now) and my youngest daughter gave me this piece of wisdom. By the time it > is all said and done, the gadget will cost them $1000 and a hefty phone > contract. Well they already have a hefty phone contract and can't afford > two. And as they cannot give up their current phone (they seem to be > surgically attached) they won't be giving it up for an iPad. > > Now my sample space is pretty small but this crowd was among the first to > grab iphones. The girls in particular were quite negative about its size > and the boys could not seeing being useful as a games console (they > already have PC, Xbox, Wii, etc). > > Go figure its future... > > > Geoff > > > > > "Willie Moore" <williem(a)wmconsulting.com> wrote in message > news:hk28iq$n32$1(a)speranza.aioe.org: > >> Geoff, >> >> The guy who wrote "pull my finger" sold more than a million copies at ..99 >> cents a download. even with apple's commission, he made a nice sum. >> >> Regards, >> Willie > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4821 (20100130) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4821 (20100130) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |