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They don't have it pre-installed, but as soon as you open the App Store for the first time you get a system alert message prompting you to download iBooks.
by jkincaid 17y ago
They don't have it pre-installed, but as soon as you open the App Store for the first time you get a system alert message prompting you to download iBooks.
- tienshiao 17y agoSeems like maybe iBooks was intended to be a "first class" app but they couldn't make the schedule to make the OS image, so they decided to distribute it over iTunes.
- glhaynes 17y agoAlso, it's US-only... And perhaps they wanted to allow Kindle etc on the store without raising the controversy of why they don't block them since they duplicate built-in functionality.
- basil 17y agoAnother plausible explanation is that they can issue updates via the App Store rather than having to release an OS-level update.
- cmelbye 17y agoI would sure want the luxury of instantly pushing out a minor update to all users of the app rather than having to wait months if I was internally developing a first party app.