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The app store gold rush is certainly cause for cynicism, but I do find myself missing it on other platforms. A known point of discovery; a community rating syst
by kikibobo69 16y ago
The app store gold rush is certainly cause for cynicism, but I do find myself missing it on other platforms. A known point of discovery; a community rating system; and streamlined purchasing is convenient, as is not engaging the cognitive overhead to figure out how to buy something, pay for it, worrying about credit card details, registering for new sites, etc. Maybe this is Amazon's future, instead of a separate one per platform.
- Qz 16y agoI'm not talking about the distribution method. An online marketplace for digital products is not what defines the app model. The app model is the idea of small individual programs for each individual task/need/amusement/whatever, with minimal interoperability or extensibility.
- Someone 16y agoThat is a matter of definition. Another way to look at that "small individual programs" and "minimal interoperability" are just a historical side-effect of iPhone (hardware, software, and licensing) limitations. With iPad, nobody forbids you from selling an office suite as one tool. In fact, Apple's Pages for iPad may be an early example of this, with its limited charting capabilities. Looking ahead, I would hope that we do not go that way, but that, instead, evolution will be towards a component store, where editors are sold, and viewers are free downloads (backed by the app store, something like Opendoc on iPad could be a killer)
- Qz 16y agoYes, I think components rather than apps is where things will be going.