04-01-2008, 01:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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APRIL FOOLS: Apple Announces Boot Camp for iPhone
"CUPERTINO, California—April 1, 2008—Apple® today announced additional enhancements to its iPhone™ 2.0 software. The upcoming iPhone 2.0 software release will contain Boot Camp for iPhone. Similar to Boot Camp for the desktop version of OSX, Boot Camp for iPhone allows users the freedom to choose between a variety of operating systems for their iPhone. This opens up the iPhone to developers wanting to create software in the operating system they prefer, and allows users the freedom to select the environment they feel comfortable with on a day-to-day basis, while still allowing Apple to supply the top-notch iPhone platform. 'We’re excited to give our users and developers the freedom to select the best environment for their needs,' said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. 'The iPhone’s hardware is the best mobile platform available, and combined with its revolutionary Multi-Touch interface, we believe this will create a surge in software development for the iPhone."
This is a pretty amazing announcement from Apple! Typically Apple likes to retain total control over their platforms and user interfaces, but Boot Camp for iPhone potentially means we could see Windows Mobile on the iPhone platform. I'm not sure that's the best OS for the hardware, but it at least gives people more options, which is always a good thing, right? So which OS will you choose to run on your iPhone?
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04-01-2008, 01:50 PM
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Ponderer
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Checks calendar... Yup, April 1st.
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04-01-2008, 02:59 PM
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As if Steve Jobs would ever say that. LOL
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04-01-2008, 03:09 PM
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HAHAHA.. Love it. 
You guys actually had my co worker going... Gave me a good laugh this morning.
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04-01-2008, 03:10 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Bah! I tried downloading this for my iPod touch, but Apple's begging for $20... again. 
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04-01-2008, 03:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darius Wey
Bah! I tried downloading this for my iPod touch, but Apple's begging for $20... again.
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The nominal distribution fee for the Boot Camp software is required in order for Apple to comply with generally accepted accounting principles for revenue recognition.
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04-01-2008, 07:03 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blazingwolf
As if Steve Jobs would ever say that. LOL
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Yeah, LOL, is it a bit too self-righteous of me to laugh at my own work? Like Apple would ever not be in complete control of their entire iPhone platform.
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