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I'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 smal

• Someone 16y ago
  That 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 ago
    Yes, I think components rather than apps is where things will be going.