iPhone Applications Spreading Like Wildfire

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New Apple hardware platforms are the new favorite home of interesting software development. When the AppleTV launched, the box was immediately hacked to do a lot of things it was never designed for. Now, the iPhone is rapidly filling with Web 2.0 applications, even 10 days before it actually rolls out the door.

You can see ample evidence of this over at iPhone Application List, which is trying to keep track of every new development for the device. While some apps look great — the shopping list one I linked the other day, news reader iActu — others are not quite up to Apple interface standards, to put it mildly.
It’s interesting proof that good apps can be built solely on Web technology. On the other hand, the applications all behave in pretty much the same way. And we’ve also very rapidly reached the ugly phase of iPhone development. One problem with Apple’s deliberately vague non-SDK approach is that iPhone apps look a lot like the Internet. And at this point, it’s safe to say: The Internet ain’t always pretty.

What are you still waiting to see in iPhone app form? Anything you don’t think is possible (other than anything requiring Flash, obviously)?

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4 responses to “iPhone Applications Spreading Like Wildfire”

  1. David says:

    Three things: ability to edit rich text, edit excel compatible spreadsheets, and at least read file-maker databases. This would move the iPhone to the “smart phone” category instead of music player/phone.

  2. Pete Mortensen says:

    Sounds like Google needs to work on getting Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Base rolled out in iPhone form then, huh?