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iFund Gives iPhone Devs a $100M Leg Up

Alongside Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) launch of its software development kit (SDK) and roadmap for its iPhone 2.0 beta software Thursday, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs introduced a "one more thing" announcement -- a US$100 million private investment fund earmarked... Full Article at TechNewsWorld

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  1. Clearly there are other platforms which developers will want to write to in order to address an even larger user base, but we believe all important apps will certainly be written to the iPhone -- not exclusively -- to maximize the experience
    Matt Murphy – Matt Murphy SOURCE: TechNewsWorld 20 months ago
  2. What's exciting about the iPhone is the UI/device, development environment, and engagement demonstrated already by its users ... it's off the charts relative to any other platform
    Matt Murphy – Matt Murphy SOURCE: TechNewsWorld 20 months ago
  3. Developers are already bursting with ideas for the iPhone and iPod touch, and now they have the chance to turn those ideas into great companies with the help of world-class venture capitalists
    Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs SOURCE: TechNewsWorld 20 months ago
  4. We think several significant new companies will emerge as this new platform evolves, and the iFund will empower them to realize their full potential
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