Apple COO Comments On iPhone SDK, Exclusivity and Unlocking
February 28th, 2008
Speaking at a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium, Apple COO Tim Cook shone some light on the upcoming iPhone software development kit, along with Apple’s views on iPhone software and unlocking.
During the Q&A session Cook referred to the iPhone as being “a platform not a product,” and that the SDK will “broaden the platform more, to the point where the only limit will be people’s imagination.”
“We started by getting developers to focus on Web 2.0 apps. There’s over a thousand of these today. But people also want to do more than that. As we got into the phone more and more, it became clear that we should release an SDK. This will make the product even more compelling. We’re super excited […]“
Cook also made some interesting comments of the iPhone unlocking issues adding:
“There will always be some level of hacking. There will always be a case where someone wants to run on a carrier. There are very few people who have unlocked the iPhone for use on a carrier other than AT&T in the US. […] I look at this ‘problem’ with a little bit of a smile. Having people stepping over each other for the phone isn’t a bad thing.”
He also went on to say that the best prevention for iPhone unlocking would be to make the device available across more Countries,
“We’re going to (fight back) with software and some other ways, but offering the iPhone in more (geographical areas) is our best bet.”
[via iPhone Atlas]
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