I’m a big fan of the instant messaging program Trillian. It works with AIM, MSN Messenger, ICQ, and Yahoo, and it’s a nice compact little program. Instead of waiting for multiple applications to launch if I want to monitor my various IM names, I can just fire up Trillian and off I go.
The makers of Trillian thought it would be a great idea to come up with a version of their program for the iPhone, and they have - sort of… From engadgetmobile and Ceruleun Studios (makers of Trillian)
the Trillian Astra application has actually been “designed for iPhone, it doesn’t just happen to work with it.”
Huh? Wouldn’t that seem to indicate a flaw in your design process? Can it be honestly said that you have designed an application for a device if said application doesn’t actually work with a device?