worth it for the chart

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"It’s easy to talk about Steve’s paranoia and how that forces him to keep the project small, but, in truth, the secrecy is more of a useful by-product of the way he manages new projects, rather than the central goal. Steve assembles and motivates a small team of young geniuses, then sets them to work for “90 hours a week and loving it.” The results are highly-integrated designs that far outpace the competition."

"A quick warning about this: the WiFi connection can take 10 seconds or more to wake up after the device is woken up from sleep. If WiFi is not available, you may want to set a timer and try again for the next 5-10 seconds before presenting an error."

animating purchase to a shopping cart, a la iTunes Music Store

"Developers seem to be of the mindset that being in the App Store is a black & white issue. Meaning that if you’re in, your app MUST sell for a few bucks at most and it’s a failure if it’s not in the top 100. And worse, Apple should be doing all your marketing for you.

This is the biggest crock of shit I’ve experienced in a long time and all the whining by developers has been a complete embarrassment to the community."

A google custom search.

"I’m not sure that it’s the best way to do things, but I think it’s clear that having almost no barrier to entry isn’t helping anyone either. One of the reasons I’m so hesitant to lay down $1.99 on a game I know nothing about is that it could be absolute garbage. That’s why I spend more time reading reviews and forums for $0.99 iPhone games than I do for a $60 console game."