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Some very good points, but something to keep in mind. There is a much lower bar to creating a phone application than a console application, leading to many, ma

by masterj 17y ago

Some very good points, but something to keep in mind. There is a much lower bar to creating a phone application than a console application, leading to many, many times the number of applications that Apple must look at compared to Nintendo. To provide that same level of attention and care that Nintendo gives to developers for one of it's (few) products to app developers would be impossible for a company of Apple's size. Not that I don't think they couldn't do some of the above, and 2 should be a given.

buster 17y ago
First, the point of that is to reduce the number of applications. Second: Apple is much larger then Nintendo, so they have the resources for sure. Anyway, the free approach of the android market is the best way, in my opinion. Oh, and also, that "free" model has worked for quite some years on PCs, Macs and every other computer, so why shouldn't it work just as fine on a mobile phone?
- masterj 17y ago
  "First, the point of that is to reduce the number of applications" True, quality over quantity, which I think we will see more of from Apple in the future. The goal at first was to attract as many developers as possible. Now that they have established the store, we will see more discrimination. Hence the removal of the 'cookie-cutter' applications of late. Maybe I'm wrong about that though. "Second: Apple is much larger then Nintendo, so they have the resources for sure." True, but they also have many more product lines including a major operating system and much more hardware to support and develop than Nintendo. I was simply pointing out the failures of the comparison.
Tichy 17y ago
"To provide that same level of attention and care that Nintendo gives to developers for one of it's (few) products to app developers would be impossible for a company of Apple's size." Sure, but if they can't provide the required service, perhaps they shouldn't offer the product to begin with.

by masterj 17y ago

buster 17y ago

First, the point of that is to reduce the number of applications. Second: Apple is much larger then Nintendo, so they have the resources for sure. Anyway, the free approach of the android market is the best way, in my opinion. Oh, and also, that "free" model has worked for quite some years on PCs, Macs and every other computer, so why shouldn't it work just as fine on a mobile phone?

masterj 17y ago
"First, the point of that is to reduce the number of applications" True, quality over quantity, which I think we will see more of from Apple in the future. The goal at first was to attract as many developers as possible. Now that they have established the store, we will see more discrimination. Hence the removal of the 'cookie-cutter' applications of late. Maybe I'm wrong about that though. "Second: Apple is much larger then Nintendo, so they have the resources for sure." True, but they also have many more product lines including a major operating system and much more hardware to support and develop than Nintendo. I was simply pointing out the failures of the comparison.

Tichy 17y ago

"To provide that same level of attention and care that Nintendo gives to developers for one of it's (few) products to app developers would be impossible for a company of Apple's size." Sure, but if they can't provide the required service, perhaps they shouldn't offer the product to begin with.