Comments on: Facebook Developer Turns Back on iPhone

By: #235 Bank Security, Recording 2 People, Windows 7 Impressions, iPhone Developers Leaving « Nosillacast

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000

[...] leaving iPhone and leaving Android Facebook (theappleblog.com) & Rogue Amoeba (rogueamoeba.com) Gameloft is moving the other way, dropping Android and [...]

By: Cut the Drama: Private APIs, the App Store & You

Cut the Drama: Private APIs, the App Store & You — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:21 +0000

[...] first headline, Facebook Developer Turns Back on iPhone relates how another high-profile developer has thrown their hands up in disgust over how [...]

By: This Week in iPhone News - November 13/2009

This Week in iPhone News - November 13/2009 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:35 +0000

[...] Facebook Developer Turns Back on iPhone Joe Hewitt, author the Facebook application for the iPhone, is leaving iPhone development. (In his own words) [...]

By: duke

duke — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:13:04 +0000

@slimjim

Yet Nokia, Palm and Samsung have all recently introduced proprietary OSs. For a hardware company, a proprietary OS is a big advantage. Compare Apple’s profits on iPhone or Mac to the profits of any of their competitors. However, I do think Android will eventually dominate the low end of the handset business, just as Windows dominates the commoditized low end of the computer business.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:39:56 +0000

This guy is a Perez Hilton in the making. He’s just promoting his next project. He’ll be back.

By: slimjim

slimjim — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:11 +0000

open source is the way to go. people will eventually realize that internet is about sharing anything, anytime, in any format. being limited to proprietary platforms is not the future

By: Dkrudop

Dkrudop — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:59:58 +0000

Yup, I pretty much agree……best call the “wahhhmbulance.” He sounds like a spoiled little boy who didnt get his way….now he wants to take his ball and go home…….fine, go home!

By: About apple’s, apps, facebook, iphone, developers, store - Find me About

About apple’s, apps, facebook, iphone, developers, store - Find me About — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:22:03 +0000

[...] Facebook for the iphone is one of my most used applications, and I’m not alone as it’s amongst the most popular iphone applications ever. This success is due to the size of Facebook itself, that the application is free, and that it is very well done. …Read Original Story: Facebook Developer Turns Back on iphone – TheAppleBlog (blog) [...]

By: Gazoobee

Gazoobee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:07:31 +0000

@ Darrin

The app is popular because Facebook is popular. This not the same thing as “well done.”

The guy is high profile, because Facebook is high profile. This is not the same thing as “good developer”.

By: Gazoobee

Gazoobee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:04:36 +0000

It’s already been said by others but this is rich considering he is criticising the app store fro being closed, while working in one of the biggest “walled gardens” on earth (FaceBook).

Also, I use Facebook on the iPhone exclusively, and it sucks rather badly so I don’t see how he has any high ground to be preaching to others from. It’s updated less frequently than most apps and fails quite often.