Apple Announces iPhone SDK

Apple released details on the Apple SDK yesterday. Highlights:

• SDK is free for basic access.


• For $99 you get enhanced development tools including the ability to download your app to an iPhone for testing & debugging.


• For Enterprises wanting to develop custom applications, the cost is $299. You don't get anything additional (that I can tell).


• Applications will be distributed via a new Application Store in iTunes. Developers will pay Apple 30% of the cost of their application to cover hosting and maintaining the store. There is no cost for free applications.


• Entrepreneurs who want to start a new business based around the iPhone can apply for a portion of 100 million dollars in venture capitalist funding.

See the full presentation on Apple's site. Very cool stuff.

I've been trying to download the SDK all day, but Apple's developer site is not serving up pages. They must be getting slammed with requests.

UPDATE: Was finally able to download the SDK. A lot of people are having issues and it has to do with the login. You have to login to ADC first, then into iPhone SDK. Real intuitive Apple. I expect better.