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Hi Tom and John, I went to 360|Flex in ATL, and lo...

2008-12-18T19:27:00.000-08:00

Hi Tom and John, I went to 360|Flex in ATL, and loved it. I'd attend the 360|iDev conference, but I'm gonna be out of the country. I am sure it's going to be a hit.

@HarryThanks for the kind thoughts, that really ma...

2008-12-17T18:18:00.000-08:00

@Harry

Thanks for the kind thoughts, that really makes what we do worth while knowing that it has that kind of an impact.

We're excited by the possibilities as well, this is definitely an interesting time as we reach out beyond 360|Flex, into something new.

We hope it's big!

@Tony We're looking, but definitely not this go. ...

2008-12-17T18:13:00.000-08:00

@Tony We're looking, but definitely not this go. iPhone has the developer numbers.

@Harry Thank you for the very kind words. It's an important leap for us and its nice to know we have support out there! We hope to live up to and exceed those expectations. Remember, though, it's you guys that make the community great. We just put you in a room and say, "Go!" :)

I think this could be the biggest iPhone announcem...

2008-12-17T18:00:00.000-08:00

I think this could be the biggest iPhone announcement since the announcement of the iPhone.

360|Flex has become a lot more than the selfless community organizers and industry leaders that it started out as; it has become a community and even more importantly, it is now a big part of the Flex development culture.

I am excited to see what will happen when the same people who were key community organizers during the growth spurt of the Flex community do the same thing with the iPhone community.

As much as Apple has done an amazing job forming the iPhone developer community from the top down, there are certain parts of a developer culture that can only be created by like-minded developers leading each other. That's what 360|Flex people have incubated that I am the most thankful for.

What if the next great thing from Apple isn't presented by Steve Jobs, but rather by iPhone developers? What if the iPhone community becomes such a significant entity that Apple's employees start having 2-way dialogs with the community members when deciding what goes into the next iPhone product? What if the result of developers working together in a community produces more great software frameworks, more open source projects, and a faster spread of knowledge which takes iPhone apps to a whole new level?

This could be big.

I'll iBe iThere.Oh, and add Android. Srsly. Bring ...

2008-12-17T09:49:00.000-08:00

I'll iBe iThere.

Oh, and add Android. Srsly. Bring the smart smartphone community together.