Apple to open iPhone programming to outsiders

Again, Steve Jobs gave-up. Despite his company is not changing a policy that forbids users from unlocking the iPhone to use it with carriers other than AT&T,but Apple now is opening up the iPhone to the independent developers.

Maybe this policy would be good for market outside US.

After engendering frustration from some customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policy to encourage independent developers to build programs for use on the iPhone.

Apple said that in February it would make available a developer’s kit, which would allow independent software makers to more easily create mobile games, navigation systems, screen-shot capture programs and other tools.

Several weeks ago, Apple released an over-the-air update to the iPhone that erased programs made by independent developers and caused some phones to freeze up.

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