Comments on: Why App distribution policy could be bad for iPad http://tapadoo.com/2010/why-app-distribution-policy-could-be-bad-for-ipad/ Expression through code. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:28:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew Betlehem http://tapadoo.com/2010/why-app-distribution-policy-could-be-bad-for-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Andrew Betlehem Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:09:14 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=380#comment-406 I totally agree. I've been looking into ways to distribute custom apps to potential customers and as you say, there really isn't a nice way to do it. We'll have to use Adhoc distribution, and just keep adding new Apple Developer accounts. Not sure if there's a limit to how many developer accounts you can have though. It really means that you can't use iPhone/iPads to develop small scale apps for specific clients very easily. So compared to writing Java or VB apps, it's really hard to distribute them. Maybe, we'll just have to employ 490 extra staff to get our enterprise licence. I totally agree. I’ve been looking into ways to distribute custom apps to potential customers and as you say, there really isn’t a nice way to do it.
We’ll have to use Adhoc distribution, and just keep adding new Apple Developer accounts. Not sure if there’s a limit to how many developer accounts you can have though.

It really means that you can’t use iPhone/iPads to develop small scale apps for specific clients very easily. So compared to writing Java or VB apps, it’s really hard to distribute them.

Maybe, we’ll just have to employ 490 extra staff to get our enterprise licence.

]]> By: Keneth Scarfi http://tapadoo.com/2010/why-app-distribution-policy-could-be-bad-for-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Keneth Scarfi Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:49:25 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=380#comment-361 Hey great post! I enjoyed that. Hey great post! I enjoyed that.

]]> By: dermdaly http://tapadoo.com/2010/why-app-distribution-policy-could-be-bad-for-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-299 dermdaly Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:57:00 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=380#comment-299 Hi Ian, thanks for your comment. Like I mentioned, none of these are insurmountable. I do believe that to the uninitiated (i.e. business people rather than developers), it will appear to be unreasonable. This is the challenge to us. Hi Ian,
thanks for your comment. Like I mentioned, none of these are insurmountable. I do believe that to the uninitiated (i.e. business people rather than developers), it will appear to be unreasonable. This is the challenge to us.

]]> By: Ian Robinson http://tapadoo.com/2010/why-app-distribution-policy-could-be-bad-for-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Ian Robinson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:45:33 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=380#comment-298 If each ad hoc end user had their own Apple Developer account for $99, would that give them 100 devices ID slots to use each year? The developer could manage it for them. So restaurant with 10 iPads could use ad hoc distribution for theirs. If the developer worked with another restaurant they could have their own account for their device slots etc. I think some devs we know do this now. Ian If each ad hoc end user had their own Apple Developer account for $99, would that give them 100 devices ID slots to use each year? The developer could manage it for them. So restaurant with 10 iPads could use ad hoc distribution for theirs. If the developer worked with another restaurant they could have their own account for their device slots etc. I think some devs we know do this now.

Ian

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