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Shane McGlaun (Blog) - September 24, 2008 2:35 PM

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Apple looks to snare fresh fruit direct from the tree

Apple looks kindly on college students offering some nice discounts to get college people to use Mac computers. Some estimates even claim that the Mac is the top computer on some major college campuses.

With Apple being as student friendly as it is, it may come as no surprise that it is looking to help colleges and universities set up free developer programs for the iPhone. The program is called the iPhone Developer University Program and is currently open only to accredited higher education institutes in America.

The developer program provides institutions with the iPhone SDK, iPhone Dev Center resources, testing on iPhone and iPod touch, as well as distribution of developed apps internally or via the App Store. The program will allow professors to create a development team with up to 200 students.

The university program is free and mainly differs from the existing Developer Standard and Enterprise programs in cost. The iPhone Developer Standard program costs $99 and the Enterprise Program costs $299. The University program seems to fall somewhere in the middle of what is offered in the two existing paid developer programs.

The university program will feature development resources, Xcode's graphical debugger, and help with the distributing of applications. It makes sense for Apple to go after the education market.

Apple was able to sell $30 million in App Store applications in the first month the service was live. It wants to ensure that there is a continual flow of new developers designing programs for the iPhone and iPod touch. The only thing the program for universities appears to lack is the iPhone and iPod touch hardware.

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In order to enter the program

By JasonMick

(blog) on 9/24/2008 3:02:49 PM , Rating: 5

In coincidence with Apple's new Application killing policy which promotes greater freedom, Apple is planning on mandating its developer school partners to learn the new "secret salute" for their greater enrichment. The new salute involves swinging your arm to a 45 degree vertical extended position. As international image is very important to Apple, you must accompany the new salute with short German phrases to expand your vocabulary.

RE: In order to enter the program

By Spivonious on 9/24/2008 3:56:44 PM , Rating: 2

lol, although the salute is actually a Roman salute.

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RE: In order to enter the program

By nosfe on 9/24/2008 4:23:50 PM , Rating: 5

yes and the swastika means friendship, good luck, etc but who in the west thinks of those things when they see it?

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RE: In order to enter the program

By DASQ on 9/24/2008 4:51:57 PM , Rating: 3

The Buddhists??

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RE: In order to enter the program

By amanojaku on 9/24/2008 9:59:26 PM , Rating: 3

Instead of rating nosfe down do some research instead. Start with this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

The swastika predates Nazi Germany. Christianity is another historical artifact that the Nazi's perverted.

On the other hand, Apple's dictatorial methods are annoying me. Which is sad, because I am a Mac fan.

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RE: In order to enter the program

By theapparition on 9/25/2008 8:20:48 AM , Rating: 4

quote:
On the other hand, Apple's dictatorial methods are annoying me. Which is sad, because I am a Mac fan.

No, if you were a Mac fan, you'd try you're best to come up with an argument why restricting what you can do is better for everyone, that Apple is great, and accept Jobs as your holy Saviour.

And you call yourself a Mac fan...........

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RE: In order to enter the program

By amanojaku on 9/25/2008 8:42:34 AM , Rating: 2

That's why I said "fan" and not "fanatic." You were probably being sarcastic. :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(person)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanatic

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RE: In order to enter the program

By Spivonious on 9/25/2008 2:14:47 PM , Rating: 2

I always thought "fan" was short for "fanatic". :scratcheshead:

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RE: In order to enter the program

By amanojaku on 9/25/2008 9:23:31 PM , Rating: 2

Maybe, maybe not. Etymologists aren't sure. Here are some possible sources:

1) Fanatic
2) Fantasy->Fancy->Fance->Fans

A fancy is an old term for a person interested in sports, particularly boxing. Fance is the shortened version of fancy. Fans is a homonym of fance.

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RE: In order to enter the program

By Spivonious on 9/26/2008 11:00:40 AM , Rating: 2

Interesting. Currently fancy isn't a noun at all. The adjective means something ornate and the verb means to like something.

Time to break out the OED? ;)

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RE: In order to enter the program

By amanojaku on 9/27/2008 1:03:59 PM , Rating: 3

Fancy is a noun, among other things. It's not as common to use the term today, but it is acceptable. You can look it up, if it suits your fancy. ;-)

http://dictionary.reference.com/dic?q=fancy&search...
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fancy

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RE: In order to enter the program

By oab on 9/24/08, Rating: -1

RE: In order to enter the program

By bety on 9/25/08, Rating: 0

RE: In order to enter the program

By Digimonkey on 9/25/2008 9:01:59 AM , Rating: 3

I'm not sure I'd want to live in a world void of Hitler or Nazi Germany jokes.

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RE: In order to enter the program

By foolsgambit11 on 9/25/2008 1:57:44 PM , Rating: 2

See, Nazi Germany is still just too soon. "The Lincoln Assassination just recently became funny.... 'I need to see this play like I need a hole in my head.'"

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RE: In order to enter the program

By bety on 9/26/2008 7:30:51 AM , Rating: 2

Well at least I can respect a man who can admit it.

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RE: In order to enter the program

By pjpizza on 9/25/2008 3:14:21 AM , Rating: 2

Kind of like classy ol' Apple?

(Just had too...)

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MSDN

By bobsmith1492 on 9/24/2008 2:55:28 PM , Rating: 5

I like MSDN... college students get dozens of free Microsoft applications including multiple licenses of Vista and XP and other useful ones like Visio.

RE: MSDN

By silversound on 9/24/2008 3:03:43 PM , Rating: 1

OFF topic, MSDN?
Are you microsoft employee?
These microsoft software you stated are only available to certain departments in paticipating unversities.(only a few)

Most big unversities like UCLA dont have that...

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RE: MSDN

By MrDiSante on 9/24/2008 3:19:16 PM , Rating: 2

If it's an Apple/Microsoft article, this is bound to come up. If you can't beat em join em.

On that note: I don't know about American schools but as a student of the University of Waterloo (Canada), I get free Windows XP/Vista, Visual Studio 2005/2008 and free Office 2007. Also, XNA Game Studio 2.0 (which really is the equivalent of this) is available free of charge to all students under the GameSpark program.

And, no I'm not a Microsoft employee, although I would like to get a co-op term there. The reason I am currently being pro-Microsoft is because I get free USEFUL software from them through my university. And I dislike Apple. For further information see Jason Mick's humorous post below.

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RE: MSDN

By Spivonious on 9/24/2008 3:55:14 PM , Rating: 2

He probably meant to say MSAA. There are hundreds of participating schools. Students in the computer science and mathematics degree tracks can download Windows, Visual Studio, Office, etc.

That's how I got XP Pro, Visual Studio 2003, and Visual Studio 2005. There were some other programs too but I didn't want or need them (SQL Server 2003/2005, I think Microsoft Project was there too).

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RE: MSDN

By bobsmith1492 on 9/24/2008 4:33:42 PM , Rating: 2

I meant MSDN (Microsoft developer network).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

MSAA? Microsoft active accessibility?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Active_Acce...

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RE: MSDN

By Chimpee on 9/24/2008 5:52:03 PM , Rating: 2

I think he probably meant MSDNAA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSDN_Academic_Allianc...

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RE: MSDN

By Raedrik on 9/25/2008 2:36:33 AM , Rating: 2

This is what it sounds like to me. Both colleges I have attended offered the MSDNAA service to computer science majors; basically gives free, student licensed, copies of all major Microsoft programs/OS's with the exception of Office (excluding Visio).

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RE: MSDN

By energy1man on 9/24/2008 6:39:34 PM , Rating: 2

Microsoft dreamspark free for many students

https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/Products.aspx

Visual studio, Expression, Gamestudio, Windows server, SQL server

Also Microsoft Ultimate Steal, Office 2007 Ultimate for $60

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theulti...

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RE: MSDN

By MatthiasF on 9/24/2008 4:16:37 PM , Rating: 4

Here's something on-topic:

Microsoft Mobile development platform... FREE.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/defa...

License costs to sell an application for Microsoft Windows Mobile... NOTHING.

Request permission to write an application for a Microsoft Windows Mobile phone... NEVER.

Global ban on your application by Microsoft because they made a competing feature... NOT POSSIBLE.

And yes, UCLA does have it, you just need to be pals with a nerd (just nod politely and smile when they talk about things over your head).

http://download.seas.ucla.edu/

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RE: MSDN

By bobsmith1492 on 9/24/2008 4:31:44 PM , Rating: 2

I am a recent graduate who benefited from free MS products.

It is entirely on-topic; Apple is offering students software to use. I'm pointing out that MS has done the same for a while now.

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RE: MSDN

By Farva on 9/24/2008 11:16:31 PM , Rating: 2

I go to Georgia Southern University and we get dozens of programs through the MSDN subscription. That "academic alliance" is pretty big actually.

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RE: MSDN

By Fanon on 9/25/2008 1:07:18 AM , Rating: 2

UT had a discount agreement with Microsoft. They may still have it, but it's been years since I had to know. It wasn't free, but $15 for an OS and $50 for Visual Studio was just as good.

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RE: MSDN

By jimbojimbo on 9/24/2008 5:02:14 PM , Rating: 2

For how much you probably pay for tuition you really should get a whole lot more free.

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RE: MSDN

By lightfoot on 9/24/2008 7:10:46 PM , Rating: 3

If you are PAYING tuition....

...what you get for FREE...

...is what you PAID for, unless you didn't PAY the tuition in the first place.

"Anything free is worth what you pay for it." - R. A. Heinlein

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College People....

By pauldovi on 9/24/2008 3:30:31 PM , Rating: 2

I am guessing whoever wrote this article wasn't one of them.

What about the NDA?

By mikefarinha on 9/24/2008 4:37:20 PM , Rating: 2

So lets say a class works all semester on their iPhone application and then submit it to Apple. If Apple rejects their application will the professor flunk the class and then be unable, by law, to tell them why they failed?

Just a thought :P

Good timing

By smilingcrow on 9/24/2008 5:27:55 PM , Rating: 2

I assume that student software developers will be aware of Apple’s stance with regard to platform openness and choose appropriately between OSX, Windows, Linux etc.