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The other part of this, if there really is a bona fide iPhone app bubble, how will Apple react, if at all? To them, it might seem like the Champs-Élysées is get
by henning 18y ago
The other part of this, if there really is a bona fide iPhone app bubble, how will Apple react, if at all? To them, it might seem like the Champs-Élysées is getting turned into a giant strip mall. I wonder if they'd pull some kind of sudden "night of the long knives" move.
- tstegart 18y agoApple's between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, they probably want to stick with their spiel of having a better experience, on the other hand, removing apps because they are just ugly or stupid would just crush creativity. I think ultimately, openness will win out.
- jonknee 18y agoContinue to cash in on the 30% I'd assume. Since they partnered with a VC firm just for iPhone apps, I'm guessing they are not anti-bubble.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoA bubble usually involves over-optimistic speculation. Are you suggesting that there is an irrational exuberance in iPhone apps? I think there is a bit of a land grab, but people are making real take-it-to-the-bank cash, not just hitting nebulous "soft" performance marks. For of an app Boom than a bubble, imho.
- flipbrad 18y agoit's no good saying 'people' - the problem is which ones. Plenty of people were driving aorund in nice cars during the last bubble, having 'taken to the bank' investors' cash; but the whole setup was totally unsustainable and the people putting in money weren't getting it out. Is it so different this time around?
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoThe source of the money that I am referring to is iPhone users buying apps, not VC money.
- netcan 18y agoAre there any estimates on how much total has gone into iphone apps? We know what the market's worth (approximately).