(oh, yes, I am the master of bad titles)
So Qik is now out for the iPhone 3G. On Cydia, of course, there’s no chance in hell Apple will approve video streaming applications for the AppStore (One of my contacts tells me, AT&T already threw a medium sized fit when Apple announced it intended to support push technology above 1M data per day - how dare the unwashed masses actually use the data network they pay for?).
Couple of quick thoughts on this. First, Apple is slowly but steadily shooting themselves into both feet. Not only does the Fucking NDA create uncontrollable backchannels (which isn’t a problem for any company that actually values its customers and developers, Apple on the other hand…), its application selection process, which is driven by AT&T requests to ensure that users don’t use what they pay for, basically compels anyone - including John Q. Average - to jailbreak the phone.
Jailbreaking isn’t hard. And waiting two days until after official iPhone firmware releases isn’t hard, either. So everyone does it. Yes, yes, even my luddite family. It’s part of the “buying an iPhone” process, now, together with “buy a case” and “download Cro-Mag”.
Second thought - Qik just lept ahead of any and all competition by doing the right things. Releasing early, releasing onto Cydia rather than giving up on the idea, and making the application so insanely easy to setup, not one button needed pressing beyond the “record” one. That’s great mobile app design.
So, Qik, now it’s time to work on bugs and your next version, no? Adding location awareness would be huge, and CLLocationManager does all the work for you, in-phone.
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