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I'm happy to have released my Intro to iOS Development Video Course this week. It is about 75 minutes of video with a transcript and all the sample code you need. I can't cover everything but I speak quickly and really pack in the information and you can stop and review anytime you like. The first viewers have said that it really clears up some concepts they were confused by and that they learned a lot.

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I'm excited to announce that Social Links is now available in the App Store. Its free. Feel free to try it out, rate it in iTunes and send me feedback. Thanks!

Developers used to just simply charge for software. You would write a program that others considered valuable and they would pay for a license to use it. Developers also used to charge for updates. Those same people who bought the original product would pay periodically when you added significant features and improved the product’s operation.

Software sales are not so simple anymore. There is a definite a downward pressure on app prices; many users even expect them to be free. Of course, “There is no such thing as a free lunch” (TANSTAAFL) so somebody, somewhere, is going to have to pay at sometime. If not, app development will not be economically feasible and apps will be abandoned. However, perhaps we should at least consider that a large part of the industry is moving away from the pay-full-price-up-front model.