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From a bigger picture I can see the issues that are getting people nervous however I really couldn't see Apple cutting off their nose by blocking the usual App
by kule 16y ago
From a bigger picture I can see the issues that are getting people nervous however I really couldn't see Apple cutting off their nose by blocking the usual App installations.
From a usability point of view it makes so much sense.
Currently a user has to:
1) Go to a website (or search for it)
2) Enter credit card details (are they trustworthy?)
3) Download the dmg file
4) Open the dmg file
5) Drag the app to the apps folder
Or they can
1) Open iTunes
2) Search for an app
3) Click download
Not to mention app updates which are handled differently in every app. iTunes will make this trivial for you and keep your apps up-to-date.
On a different note how long before iTunes just becomes iStore it's not really a music player any more is it!
- lotusleaf1987 16y agoI think the biggest problem is just finding a relevant application that you want. I think an App store will help with visibility and awareness of smaller applications that would otherwise be unheard of. The only way now is to really either know of the app and search it on google or search on google mac + "keyword of what you want the app to do" sometimes you have to go through page after page of google results reading random forum threads and never find anything remotely useful. Apple realizes this.
- slantyyz 16y agoAgree. Discovery is an issue. Whenever Macheist rolls around, the real upside for me is discovering useful apps I otherwise would not have heard of.
- metageek 16y agoiTunes will make this trivial for you and keep your apps up-to-date. That's not what's happened in the iPhone world. Developers with apps on iPhone and Android have written that their iPhone version is never up-to-date, because the App Store approval process takes so long.