Apple has announced it has dropped the NDA (non disclosure agreement) regarding development of iPhone software.In a statement on the company's website Apple explains "We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect".
"However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software."
This is great news for iPhone owners and developers, the announcement will pave the way for freedom of information and books for developers to create unique and innovative software.
View: Apple Announcement
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don�t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone�s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.
That's silly... Don't release an SDK for something you want to keep secret.
but i bet my iphone that that POV would be considered fanboyism.
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however, about frickn time, apple!
and what do we take away from this? competition rules! =)
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