Comments on: Apple Store – 10 million downloads in just 3 days (who said local apps are RIP?) It is about ease of discovery.

By: TomSoft » Got my 3G iPhone!

TomSoft » Got my 3G iPhone! — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:18:05 +0000

[...] Just got my 3G iphone: a 100€ deal for a 16G one thanks to Orange incredible offer (and I still keep my old one!). Nice object, but screen look not as good as first generation, and I am encoutering a lot of random crash…. But the AppStore is a very good app, and show how the discovery part is important. Up to now, most of the mobile discovery systems where browser based, which does not give the feeling that applications are high values which was a problem mainly for games. With the AppStore, both the discovery and the payment are easy to do (and that was one of the problem that In-Fusio solved since 2000, by providing and embeeded while upgreadable discovery with an easy to use payment system! )For more interesting comment on this, check CEO post: “Who said local apps are RIP? It is about ease of discovery“ [...]

By: Apple Store, part 2 — 25 Million Apps Downloaded in 11 days | About Mobility Weblog

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:33:21 +0000

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By: Golden Swamp » Wise word to edu from mobile guru on App Store

Golden Swamp » Wise word to edu from mobile guru on App Store — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:31:18 +0000

[...] Mobile expert Enrique Ortiz at About Mobility Weblog describes the power that ease of discovery has for delivering content. He writes in the context of mobile, and the huge success of the new Apple App Store, which I have been extolling for its new way of making content available. The new mechanisms of the App Store are illustrating, as Enrique says, “that people WILL” use what they can discover. [...]

By: VisionMobile :: blog :: Carnival of the Mobilists #133

VisionMobile :: blog :: Carnival of the Mobilists #133 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:27:59 +0000

[...] Enrique Ortiz at his Mobility Weblog reflects on last week’s news that the iTunes Apps Store saw 10m downloads in just 3 days and [...]

By: ceo

ceo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:59:53 +0000

I read Mace’s article too, and I don’t think that was his argument. His argument was based on comments from a friend, that local apps are RIP.

ceo

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:14:32 +0000

Hi Kiran! In defense on Mike Mace’s “Mobile Apps: RIP”, we should remember that his main argument was that the (lack of) direct distribution channels were the biggest issue, and Apple seems to have solved it by removing the middleman, which was another Mike Mace’s suggestion a couple of years ago. I’m actually worried about how many of these 10M apps are actually bringing revenue to their developers though, as people love downloading when it’s free. May be advertising will be the solution for the revenue problem.
Anyway, all this is great news, we can only hope that this is not an isolated move and that other innovative mobile platforms such as Android will follow Apple. Mobile apps stores ON THE PHONE rock!

By: iphone

iphone — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:48:56 +0000

I think Apple iphone solve the problem in discovery of different solutions.This 3G iphone has its own search box, an icon on the home page of the handset, a mobile widget, or side-loading…

By: Kiran Mudiam

Kiran Mudiam — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:12:04 +0000

Last year we saw that apple ignited the fire on the touchscreen phone in the USA, now it brings the appstore. It is changing the way a phone should be. Nice post.