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Zoomshare On Your iPhone?<\/strong>
\nApple has been quite busy since June’s release of the iPhone. The latest news<\/a> being that yes Virginia, there indeed is a software developer kit (SDK<\/a>) to write iPhone specific applications with and it will be released to the public for third party developers in February.<\/p>\n

Why the delay? Well Apple originally stated that no SDK would be released for AT&T’s fears of network abuse from malicious software writers targeting the iPhone platform for their trojans<\/a>, viruses<\/a>, and worms<\/a>. A legitimate concern, but a few developers didn’t buy it, noting that AT&T already allows other smartphones, such as those running Palm and Windows Mobile, on its network, each of which, with their own SDKs, opens the AT&T network to possible attack.<\/p>\n

Did Apple have a change of heart? Doubtful, from the original Apple II to the iPhone, Apple has a long enough history to know that third party software developers are important<\/a> to the success of any computing platform. The delay<\/a> of course was simply about priorities. Now that the iPhone is out the door, the iPod line has been updated and the latest version of Mac OS X (more on Leopard in a bit) is shipping Apple has the manpower to polish off the SDK focusing, you guessed it, on protecting “iPhone users from viruses, malware [and] privacy attacks.”<\/p>\n

What, you might be thinking, does this really have to do with Zoomshare<\/a>? Well given the iPhone’s “rich Internet capabilities” anyone with an iPhone can already access and\/or manage a Zoomshare site on the go. Moreover, in theory, some of the more modular features, such as Zoomshare Widgets<\/a>, can be used sans website.<\/p>\n

However, even via iPhone’s Safari web browser some features won’t translate well, if at all. Zoomshare wasn’t designed with mobile computing in mind, let alone around the iPhone’s unique Multitouch abilities. With an SDK, the possibilities open up a bit more. We’ve already batted around a few interesting ideas here in our office.<\/p>\n

Does this mean Zoomshare is coming soon to an iPhone near you? I really can’t say. After all the SDK is still a few months off and while Apple has sold 1.4 million iPhones already the iPhone market is still in its infancy. Apple has a stated goal of selling 10 million by the end of 2008, which may or may not happen. It took Apple five and a half years to sell as many iPods. On the plus side any iPhone developed application will also work on the new iPod touch.<\/p>\n

Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

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