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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Oct 2008 16:41 UTC

Who said community pressure doesn't work with big companies? Apple has announced in a note titled "To Our Developers" that it has removed the non-disclosure agreement for iPhone developers, stating it placed "too much of a burden" on iPhone developers. The NDA was one of the two major problem points among iPhone developers, so the community has responded in a way that can only be described as rejoicing.

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Next Up

by jayson.knight on Wed 1st Oct 2008 17:35 UTC

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2005-07-06

Stop charging developers just so they can distribute their stuff via the iStore.

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RE: Next Up

by mmu_man on Wed 1st Oct 2008 17:46 in reply to "Next Up"

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2006-09-30

And then remove all the stupid limitations on their SDK so they can use all the non-official apps

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RE[2]: Next Up

by Buck on Wed 1st Oct 2008 18:11 in reply to "RE: Next Up"

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2005-06-29

And it seems non-developers are especially eager to rejoice.

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RE: Next Up

by REM2000 on Wed 1st Oct 2008 17:49 in reply to "Next Up"

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2006-07-25

Apple doesn't charge as much as other providers (handango) plus they have to cover the overheads of distributing software.

Im pleased apple responded quickly and removed the NDA.

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RE[2]: Next Up

by eggs on Wed 1st Oct 2008 21:19 in reply to "RE: Next Up"

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2006-01-23

Their distribution overhead is covered by their cut of the sale price.

Edited 2008-10-01 21:20 UTC

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