Apple’s new iPhone SDK will change the cell phone game. It’s hard not to draw parallels to the introduction of the Apple II and the Mac—we’re seeing the birth of a new mass-market platform, potentially even larger than the desktop software market.
The early days of the PC were a great time for independent software developers. Software wasn’t bloated, and it was feasible for one individual to release an app critical to the platform. Times have changed. Solving interesting desktop software problems routinely requires large development teams, and widely distributing independent for-profit desktop software can be tough to impossible.
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