It was just a matter of time before Apple did what many considered inevitable and that was to release an SDK for the iPhone. Unless, of course, they’d want programmers cracking their firmware every time they release a new one just to support 3^rd party applications, but it seems that we’ll still have to wait until February next year for Apple to come out with an official toolkit for their first ever mobile phone (which in all likelihood will also be applicable to the iPod Touch as well).

But don’t pop the champagne just yet as it will, as in any Apple service, entail strict verification and monitored download methods that all but point to iTunes. So don’t expect to just freely download any application from anywhere and load it unto the iPhone after the SDK is released. Nevertheless, this is good news, both for consumers and developers, and hopefully, along with the news that open-line iPhones will be sold in France and hopefully in other countries as well from here on, things are headed towards a brighter and more open future for the iPhone.