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App stores indeed have dramatically obscured other distribution channels. Pretending that's not the case isn't helping anyone.
by asadotzler 11y ago
App stores indeed have dramatically obscured other distribution channels. Pretending that's not the case isn't helping anyone.
- jasode 11y ago>dramatically obscured We're not talking about the iOS App Store. The authors complaint is about the Mac App Store. It's a software store that Mac desktop/laptop users don't even bother to click on.[1] I'm still having trouble connecting the dots here. How exactly has a distribution channel that has gained very little traction over the last 4 years "dramatically obscured" other distribution options for a 10-year old app? Has there been an explosion of demand for sandboxed apps? It doesn't look like it. [1]"An alarming number of customers who already have Macs have absolutely no idea that the Mac App Store exists, even though the blue icon sits in many an unchanged Dock." http://www.imore.com/nsfw-apples-benign-neglect-mac-app-store http://www.imore.com/nsfw-apples-benign-neglect-mac-app-stor...
- s73v3r 11y agoNot really. Maybe on phones.