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Me. I use Windows and Linux in addition, so a cross-system marketplace would have significant appeal to me. The MAS is mostly a dud to me, whereas I waste oodle

by koko775 14y ago

Me. I use Windows and Linux in addition, so a cross-system marketplace would have significant appeal to me. The MAS is mostly a dud to me, whereas I waste oodles of money on Steam.

shinratdr 14y ago
That market is extremely small. Most people don't use applications like that, or OSes like that, nor do devs really offer cross platform applications like that. I also don't understand why the MAS is a dud and this would be any better. Steam's standards and review process are way more strict and cryptic than Apple's. Plenty of indie devs have felt the sting of Steam rejection. I have little doubt they will also require sandboxing. Is it just the cross platform aspect? Everything else about it seems to be the same or worse. Not to mention Steam's integration with its host OS is just awful. It's like a completely segmented world rarely following any UI guidelines or making any attempt to fit in.
- Karunamon 14y ago
  Strict and cryptic? They released a system that will basically crowdsource most of it. http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/ http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/
  - shinratdr 14y ago
    It says "Coming Soon" on that page, not "Released". That's not how it works at all right now, and moreover what do you need to crowdsource? If you're a developer and you make an app that doesn't violate the rules of the store, you should be able to submit it. That's how the App Store works. Having to rally community support with no promise of what the threshold for acceptance is is crazy. Doesn't seem more transparent or less cryptic to me at all.
    - Karunamon 14y ago
      >It says "Coming Soon" on that page, not "Released". Note that I said "will" not "does". >If you're a developer and you make an app that doesn't violate the rules of the store, you should be able to submit it. You can. That's just no guarantee you'll get in. >Having to rally community support with no promise of what the threshold for acceptance is is crazy. Allowing every random to put their garbage up on a trusted store with no vetting is crazier. There's a reason the Google Market is a bit like the wild west. Malware and adware and garbage, oh my!

by koko775 14y ago

Me. I use Windows and Linux in addition, so a cross-system marketplace would have significant appeal to me. The MAS is mostly a dud to me, whereas I waste oodles of money on Steam.

shinratdr 14y ago

That market is extremely small. Most people don't use applications like that, or OSes like that, nor do devs really offer cross platform applications like that. I also don't understand why the MAS is a dud and this would be any better. Steam's standards and review process are way more strict and cryptic than Apple's. Plenty of indie devs have felt the sting of Steam rejection. I have little doubt they will also require sandboxing. Is it just the cross platform aspect? Everything else about it seems to be the same or worse. Not to mention Steam's integration with its host OS is just awful. It's like a completely segmented world rarely following any UI guidelines or making any attempt to fit in.

Karunamon 14y ago
Strict and cryptic? They released a system that will basically crowdsource most of it. http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/ http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/
- shinratdr 14y ago
  It says "Coming Soon" on that page, not "Released". That's not how it works at all right now, and moreover what do you need to crowdsource? If you're a developer and you make an app that doesn't violate the rules of the store, you should be able to submit it. That's how the App Store works. Having to rally community support with no promise of what the threshold for acceptance is is crazy. Doesn't seem more transparent or less cryptic to me at all.
  - Karunamon 14y ago
    >It says "Coming Soon" on that page, not "Released". Note that I said "will" not "does". >If you're a developer and you make an app that doesn't violate the rules of the store, you should be able to submit it. You can. That's just no guarantee you'll get in. >Having to rally community support with no promise of what the threshold for acceptance is is crazy. Allowing every random to put their garbage up on a trusted store with no vetting is crazier. There's a reason the Google Market is a bit like the wild west. Malware and adware and garbage, oh my!