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I'm still wondering why nobody has funded a web-app store for iPhone and other modern phones. Hell, it doesn't even have to be limited to mobile devices (but su
by sjs 17y ago
I'm still wondering why nobody has funded a web-app store for iPhone and other modern phones. Hell, it doesn't even have to be limited to mobile devices (but supported resolutions, features, and device support should be prominent).
There's clearly a huge market for systems that make it easy for customers to find and purchase apps, and for devs to reach those customers. People shouldn't be implementing payment systems over and over again for each product they create. It gives devs exposure and a market base.
I guess the problem is bootstrapping such a market. That's no easy task and the pay-off might not come for years.
- vetinari 17y agoNo, the problem is that nobody except Apple has private key, that can sign applications, so the iPhone will install them. Unless someone factors it (or find it in some way), it is going to stay this way. Have a look few threads above - Apple is the only party that can put appications on iPhone OS devices - it is not that others are unwilling to do so, but Apple locked them out and unless there is a breakthrough in asymetric cryptography, it is not going to change.
- mortenjorck 17y agoSjs is proposing not a third-party app store (impossible given the code signing requirement) but a third-party web app store. I could see this working.
- vetinari 17y agoMea culpa, you are right. There is something like this: http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/ http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/