With the iPhone 3G coming in days, the rush to write the first iPhone killer app is on. In March, Steve Jobs unfolded Apple’s “iPhone software road map,” a two-part package comprised of a tool kit to help developers write programs for the iPhone and a venue in which to sell them, much like iTunes.
According to Apple, 25,000 people applied to be part of its iPhone developers program, of which 4,000 were admitted. These include some of the biggest names in software publishing including Sega and Electronic Arts. There are also representatives from approximately 175 Fortune 500 companies, as well as hundreds of smaller shops. But even the biggest companies can use the free publicity that will attend prominent positioning on the App Store shelves on opening day. It is key to note that from Oracle to Microsoft Excel, any app can be displaced when a new platform comes along.
Can you tell I am excited about the iPhone?
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