Apple Planning 3rd Party IPhone Apps?

Another rumor/report on Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) plans for the iPhone… Apparently it’s looking to replicate T-Mobile’s model of SideKick application development and distribution platform, and will have some third-party apps available. “Apple has been furiously working with their partners on games and applications for the iPhone/iPod and the standardized Human-Interface Controls that will go along with them. For instance, EA is currently porting their iPod lineup to the OSX iPod/iPhone platform to be sold along side the classic iPod OS versions. Other big developers with strict confidentiality agreements are also on board” reports 9to5mac via Engadget. The article claims Apple wants the iPhone locked down so developers have to sell content through its iTunes store, where it gets a significant portion of the revenue. I reckon having more content and services on the phone will help them, and the sooner the better.

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