Loopt offers its service to Sprint users

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118463593061968439.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news/

by jsjenkins168 • 19 years ago

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mattculbreth2• 19 years ago

Those dudes need to be all over Apple and AT&T to be able to run on the iPhone.

jsjenkins168• 19 years ago

The iPhone still does not allow on-deck applications and there isn't a public SDK. So feature rich applications like Loopt are still not possible which is unfortunate.

I really dislike Apple right now for this very reason. Maintaining a closed policy for the iPhone is greedy in my opinion and has nothing to do with the "program stability" excuse Apple keeps giving. Lame.

mattculbreth2• 19 years ago

I think they'll open it up at some point. They've been beat up pretty good over it.

acgourley4• 19 years ago

1. The iphone doesn't have GPS

2. The existing loopt software is j2me, which the iphone conspicuously doesn't support.

3. Loopt does have a website, not sure how well it works on n iphone, but since the iphone is basically acting like a small computer (no gps, has a mouse) it seems like the proper channel to the service.

pg• 19 years ago

If the iPhone doesn't have GPS, the carriers should be all over Loopt, because it's one of the few things they can offer that Apple+ATT can't.

vlad• 19 years ago

Apparently Boost Mobile is a Nextel subsidiary, and now that Sprint owns Nextel, it explains why Sprint/Nextel is the next logical carrier. This also makes you wonder if AT&T or TMobile would ever support it.

drusenko• 19 years ago

when can i get this? been waiting for a while for this announcement...

rms• 19 years ago

I went into "Get New Applications" and searched for loopt and didn't find anything. I think the WSJ's announcement is only saying that Sprint will be offering Loopt soon, not that it's available for download right now.

horatio05• 19 years ago

Will the "Business Version" Iphone have GPS? With their "buddy buddy" relationship with Google you'd think this would be a must.

mdolon• 19 years ago

Congrats to the Loopt guys!

gustaf• 19 years ago

Yes, congrats - this is great news!

nickb• 19 years ago

Congrats!

I'm not a fan of apps like that and would never use it but I can see why someoene else might.

blored• 19 years ago

Sam Altman is one of the nicest Silicon Valley entrepreneurs I have ever met in my life.

Loopt offers its service to Sprint users

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