Wozniak to Judge American Idol-Inspired Mac App Contest

cmundhe writes "Mac entrepreneur Phill Ryu today launched My Dream App, a new American Idol-inspired online competition where contestants can win the chance to have their killer app idea realized by experienced Mac developers. Over forty industry luminaries, including Apple founder Steve Wozniak, have signed on to My Dream App as guest judges to help contestants hone their ideas."

Re:An Ipod for IP

[omeg]

You get more than just an iPod. Winners get a Macbook as well as royalties over the shareware that will be developed for them. That sounds like a pretty good return for just providing a good idea.

Re:So much for Appley originality

[thelost]

I'm not sure where the "american idol" comparison came from (well i am actually, some inflammatory print written by the guy who submitted this story) but mydreamapp.com doesn't state any such thing. Check the front page. And also claiming something about Apple originality is pointless, this has nothing to do with Apple the company. This is a competition for software that will be developed by independent software developers and judged by some pretty in the know panelists. This isn't high drama, it's high development.

I for one am gonna take off my cynical hat, put on a "this could be cool" hat and wait and see what happens.

Re:So much for Appley originality

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm not sure where the "american idol" comparison came from (well i am actually, some inflammatory print written by the guy who submitted this story)

Or "Mac entrepreneur Phillip Ryu"? From the Press Release...

Ryu believes that My Dream App will mark a revolution in software development. "My Dream App will do for software users what American Idol did for aspiring singers. All it takes to win is a really great idea, and you don't even have to be a Mac user," Ryu said. "We're democratizing software."

Re:Let me clarify

[whyloginwhysubscribe]

Of course the ipod wasn't the first mp3 player, but it wasn't the programming which made it a success. It's a great combination of design, functionality and brand. Perhaps the analogy of pop idol is a good one. Being a success in IT isn't just about the idea, and how well it is implemented - just as in the music industry. Unfortunately, the best bands don't always make it - but some pretty crap bands do sometimes make it! Apple have an amazing team of programmers and designers - but my point is that they can't ever have enough new ideas, which is why we see companies like SketchUp being bought up by Google etc. Imagine an idea for an application with as great an impact as the spreadsheet, for example - this is a very valuable idea to apple and they are in a good position to make it a success.

Re:Great ideas?

[Anonymous Coward]

That site already exists, even more reason to be lazy! http://www.halfbakery.com/ [halfbakery.com]

Re:David Watanabe

[Anonymous Coward]

WTF is wrong with you mods?

take a look at his user name.....making a connection?

The man comes here, makes a profile, and then replies saying that one qoute taken off his blog was supposed to be a joke, and he gets modded offtopic? And the parent of his post gets informative?

I would have written this logged in, but I have already modded in here, trying to fix your mistakes.

Re:Outsourcing gone mad or a good idea?

[Bull SR]

No, but "Snape's on a plane" is. http://www.savagechickens.com/blog/2006/07/long-fl ight.html [savagechickens.com]