Really Beta.

I got an e-mail from Apple yesterday about joining the new iPhone/iPod developers' forum, now in beta. As an iPhone developer, I have access.

The system runs on Apple servers, running Java, serving JSPs. I had an error setting up my account this morning, and it looks like the whole thing broke. Maybe they should set up a forum to discuss forum issues.

Another Idea Down the Drain

Well, there you have it - right there in the agreement for the iPhone developer program: You can't drive a cruise missile via an iPhone application. There goes my fancy new government contract. From the agreement itself:

Applications may not be designed or marketed for real time route guidance; automatic or autonomous control of vehicles, aircraft, or other mechanical devices; dispatch or fleet management; or emergency or life-saving purposes.

Doesn't that suck? Just what exactly are we to do with our iPhones* if we can't blow something up?


*I don't own an iPhone and plan to only if I develop something really cool that needs testing.