Jamie Oliver's 20 minute meal apps wins the dosh + the iTunes award

[Tom]

Jamie Oliver has won an iTunes design award and also produced the most lucrative iPhone app, confirming my view that apps are potentially a more secure revenue stream than websites.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/14/jamie-olivers-cooking-app
http://www.jamieoliver.com/20-minute-meals/ [see the demo on knife care]
http://www.jamieoliver.com/news/20-minute-meal-app-wins-apple-design-awa

I have not made an app (yet!) but with a WYSIWYG editor the skills involved cannot be so different to those involved in producing a website.

[linglau]

I looked into making apps and apparently you need an apple mac to do so? I definitely would like to explore this in the future as it's definitely the way to go. :)

[Tom]

No you don't! See this post http://www.websitearchitecture.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3851-Google-s-WYSIWYG-Android-app-builder
Since the relationship of Mac:Android is like BMW:VW it is likely that Android will overtake iPhone in market share, but has not happened yet: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/iphone-vs-android/

[linglau]

:D I just bought the app, will let you know what I think!

[Magdalena]

My friend knows the guys who worked on this app - I'm happy of their success :)

[linglau]

Hi I have just discovered this book: Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9780596805784/pr01.html). Thinking of purchasing out of interest!