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This week featured two more major platform announcements: the iPhone SDK, which allows developers to build applications for Apple's mobile device, and Open AIM 2.0, an expanded developer program for AOL's leading instant messaging software.

Next week we'll see the consumer launch of the MySpace Developer Platform (and as such, a significant launch for Google's OpenSocial). Meanwhile, it has has already been almost a year since Facebook kicked off the third-party apps craze with its platform. At this point in time, we're wondering:

Which platform do you think is the best opportunity for developers?
• Facebook
• MySpace/OpenSocial
• iPhone SDK
• Open AIM
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User comment: By: Avi Flombaum

Remind me again why the mother of all platforms, the world wide web, is not on that list? How about developing things for the internet? They are called Websites.

User comment: By: Ryan

I think the Order Would Be 1.iPhone (very close win over facebook) 2.Facebook 3.Open AIM 238974923874. MySpace, because honestly everyone hates it besides middle schoolers.

User comment: By: Khathis

What about Android?

User comment: By: dwaynehoov

depends on what you define as a developer. are we talking about the person that makes a facebook "app" that allows you to pass a fuzzy pickle or throw a pile of monkey dung at your friends or are we talking about full fledged useful applications? don't get me wrong, a poo flinging facebook app would probably get used by more people anbd i see the merit in developing for facebook/etc...but as far as opportunity for developers and creating new innovative products, i HAVE to go with the iPhone SDK. but what do i know, i don't even have a facebook account...i just make fun of the silly penguins, panda bears and kicks, punts, slaps whatever on my wife's account if you ask me, i think facebook needs some dancing jesus...ooh or an iPhone app with dancing jesus...sweeeeet...haha