Well, the same day my OpenMono FreeRunner ships (which I ordered because Apple was too restrictive on the developer program and giving me the cold shoulder) I got accepted into the iPhone Developer Program. So payed the $99 and downloaded the new SDK.

Now I’m conflicted. It’s a good kind of conflict though. All the more reason to get Mono working on both a develop something cross platform. :-)

I waited in line at the Apple store for the iPhone 3G. It was nearly 900 people thick at when I arrived at 6:00am. By 10am, it was still 300 people still in front of me (but now moved into the store) but I had to get to work so left and didn’t my any new phone hotness today. In all there were maybe 2000 in line, and a lot more trying to get a peak.

It was a weird experience though. The Apple guys where getting us into the mall early (it opened really at 9am so they had too), handing out free coffee and answering questions, while we waited which was awesome. When the doors opened, there were about 50 people in Apple shirts clapping and screaming and wanting to shake our hands and take pictures with us like we were rock stars or something. Was a little awkward. I bought my first gen iPhone at an AT&T were the reception was far from as crazy. Oh well. Try again tomorrow I guess.

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