Apple Drops NDA for App Developers

In what I thought was an amazing move by Apple, the company has dropped it’s controversial NDA with developers which kept a strict strangle hold on developers interested in promoting their applications on the iPhone platform.

According to sources the NDA was dropped because it “created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success.” Too often developers were skeptical in their development due to Apple’s procedures on approval, ownership rights, and distribution rights. It’s understandable if Apple wanted to protect it’s IP from other developers who might get a glimpse on some of the innovative “behind the scenes” processes that makes Apple what it is today, but by burdening the developers you also limit the success of your products, specifically the iPhone.

A new NDA is sure to drafted, and I’m curious to see just how drastically different this agreement will be. If there are any iPhone app developers out there, please comment and share your experiences in dealing with Apple…of course that is if you can share.

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