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Maybe next year. There's too much anger among developers about the App Store bullshit — not the store itself, but the stupid hoops Apple has made developers jum
by gabrielroth 17y ago
Maybe next year. There's too much anger among developers about the App Store bullshit — not the store itself, but the stupid hoops Apple has made developers jump through to get listed there. (See Gruber's recent http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/diary_of_an_app_store_reviewer http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/diary_of_an_app_store_revi... for a taste of the development community's feelings about the App Store.)
My take: If they want to build an App Store for Mac, this year's WWDC keynote will include a quick reference to something like 'streamlining' or 'expediting' the process — just enough to let people know they're aware of the problem and have some interest in fixing it. And then if they do fix it, they can announce the Mac App Store at next year's WWDC to rousing cheers.
- derefr 17y agoBut people have to realize that the mobile App Store really is for a phone. There's no reason to put the same hoops on apps on a platform that has absolutely no concern for branding, battery life, network usage, etc.
- snprbob86 17y agoI agree with you 100% I was just trying to highlight the fact that an OSX app store would be... 1) not mutually exclusive with self-distribution 2) a boon to Apple's OSX ecosystem 3) welcomed with open arms by developers despite the complaining from developers about the issues with the iPhone's App Store processes