iPhone dev status: denied….for now?
Dear Registered iPhone Developer,
Thank you for expressing interest in the iPhone Developer Program. We have received your enrollment request. As this time, the iPhone Developer Program is available to a limited number of developers and we plan to expand during the beta period. We will contact you again regarding your enrollment status at the appropriate time.
Thank you for applying.
Best regards,
iPhone Developer Program
This makes me worried. Apple is not telling me whether or not I’m in the running to get selected. Also, they’re teasing me with this “free” SDK which allows me to waste time writing this app which may or may not be allowed to be on Apple’s iPhone store in June.
It’s discouraging. Yes, I completely understand that Apple’s overwhelmed with requests, but there should be some deciding factors in the selection:
Apple developer status Apple should give priority to those who are in, or were in the Apple developer program. At minimum, this costs $500 a year.
Past development work If you’ve written apps in the past, or in my case, since 1989, and Apple has recognized you as they did with several of my apps, they should let those people in first.
My biggest concern is not being able to get my app ready the day the iPhone app store is opened. As everyone knows, the internet is full of good ideas, and even though the first person to do something isn’t necessarily the best out there, it does give a serious advantage to that developer.
Apple is not communicating to the people that signed up if in fact they’ll be able to get their apps on the store in June, and that deflates my enthusiasm for the project.
Am I worrying about nothing? We won’t know until June, but in the meantime, I wish Apple would be more forthcoming about how they’re making selections.
EDIT: Soon after I wrote this post, I found this article on arstechnica.com:
Apple to iPhone App Store applicants: Just hang tight
This sentence sums up exactly what I conveyed in this post:
“Still, a letter like this complicates the decision to begin or continue developing an iPhone application.”
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I did not know you wrote mac apps, what are some?
Also, great new theme, much more tidy.
-Owl