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I suppose that selling your app through iTunes is the first example of one of these providers creating a distribution and sales network for your 3rd party apps
by mrtron 18y ago
I suppose that selling your app through iTunes is the first example of one of these providers creating a distribution and sales network for your 3rd party apps though.
But winmobile and blackberry platforms have been in existence for years and years.
- Tichy 18y agoThere are lots and lots of platforms for buying mobile applications. Not sure if there is one explicitly BY Blackberry, but still.
- yawn 18y agoThe problem is mindshare. No one knows what they are. I remember a site called "handango" (I just checked and they are still there) that handled this, but most people have no idea of where to go for their content. Apple's answer is iTunes: a familiar interface for anyone that owns an iPod.
- Tichy 18y agoIn Germany everybody knows Jamba, but everybody hates them. Also, every network operator has tried to create their own platform (O2, T-Mobile, e-plus, Vodafone) - not so different from Apple after all? But nobody trusts the network operators (rightfully so), and awareness for mobile applications was not very big. I guess iPhone has an advantage because apps are a key marketing ingredient.