I came across this great interview on YouTube of Steve Jobs being interviewed by CNBC reporter Jim Goldman after the WWDC 08 announcement of the 3G iPhone being available July 11, 2008 in 22 Countries worldwide and later in a total of 70 countries or more by year end.
They discuss the 3G iPhone, pricing, Apples targets and goals with the iPhone, Apples Stock (AAPL) and more - Here is the full interview. The article isn’t easy to find on CNBC’s website, so here is the link : http://www.cnbc.com/id/25062117
AppleInsider, you got served, ooooooooohhhh. OK seriously, they recently posted some screen shots of the AppStore in iTunes and were politely asked to take them down. Well that doesn’t stop me from posting them (until I get served).
As you can see it shows how users will buy Apps via iTunes on your Mac or PC. Very similar to how you would currently buy any content from iTunes (except there does not seem to be an option to preview - Makes me wonder if on the iPhone you will get to preview or test drive an App or Game before buying? Seems like a nice idea.)
Besides the screen shots there is some interesting info we can get from the article, it shows how developers will upload their apps/games and control rating, availability and pricing.
“People familiar with the matter say that apps uploaded to the Apple-run service via iTunes Connect have been given an absolute file size limit of 2GB that may prevent some developers from producing software with very large, integrated data sets.”
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“A web-based portal lets developers manage a large number of business and store presentation elements. It also lets these creators set the compatibility of the app with the iPod touch, the global regions where program should be distributed, and even game content ratings that roughly match American and European standards, warning parents of particularly sexual or violent content during play.”
A sample game for sale in the AppStore
“Apple will refuse to sell games which would merit an “adult” rating, those knowledgeable of the company’s policies say.
Importantly, pricing is described as a tiered system rather than an arbitrary price point chosen by the producer. Those who want to charge for apps can ask users to pay as little as 99 cents at the US store up to a maximum of $999.99; each tier moves the price up by increments from between $1 to $100 depending on the relative price difference.”
Here we can see the pricing control page where users add pricing and availability.
Below is the letter which AppleInsider received from Apple’s legal team.
Well looks like the scruteneers have been going through the Keynote presentation with a fine tooth comb to see if they could find any hidden treats in the video. It seems as though Nathan Ziehnert & Friends have found what looks to be a front facing camera on the 3G iPhone, or a big smudge that when hit with the right light looks like a camera
My problems with this, Apple would have announced this, c’mon, it would have been a HUGE selling point and definitely would have raised investor confidence in the 3G iPhone and at least would have given the Apple stock (AAPL) a little well deserved boost. My other gripes with this rumor is that you see what looks like it could be the camera in one shot where the lighting is right, BUT, then its gone again in the next scene where you can see the front of the 3G iPhone. I don’t know, but I thought that with the 3G officially being announced, that we were over all the rumors.
“Gizmodo readers and conspiracy theory aficionados Nathan Ziehnert & Friends have spent a few hours analyzing the footage from the WWDC08 keynote like CSI agents investigating the Zapruder film. The result: they found what they believe could be a front-facing video camera in Applemeister Phil Schiller’s demo iPhone 3G. Is this a prototype or just a—likely—greasy fingerprint? Check out the video and the captures and tell us what you think.”
Well looks like the scruteneers have been going through the Keynote presentation with a fine tooth comb to see if they could find any hidden treats in the video. It seems as though Nathan Ziehnert & Friends have found what looks to be a front facing camera on the 3G iPhone, or a big smudge that when hit with the right light looks like a camera
My problems with this, Apple would have announced this, c’mon, it would have been a HUGE selling point and definitely would have raised investor confidence in the 3G iPhone and at least would have given the Apple stock (AAPL) a little well deserved boost. My other gripes with this rumor is that you see what looks like it could be the camera in one shot where the lighting is right, BUT, then its gone again in the next scene where you can see the front of the 3G iPhone. I don’t know, but I thought that with the 3G officially being announced, that we were over all the rumors.
“Gizmodo readers and conspiracy theory aficionados Nathan Ziehnert & Friends have spent a few hours analyzing the footage from the WWDC08 keynote like CSI agents investigating the Zapruder film. The result: they found what they believe could be a front-facing video camera in Applemeister Phil Schiller’s demo iPhone 3G. Is this a prototype or just a—likely—greasy fingerprint? Check out the video and the captures and tell us what you think.”
I came across this great interview on YouTube of Steve Jobs being interviewed by CNBC reporter Jim Goldman after the WWDC 08 announcement of the 3G iPhone being available July 11, 2008 in 22 Countries worldwide and later in a total of 70 countries or more by year end. 
