Thoughts on the App Store « JackAmick.blog

Thoughts on the App Store

30Jul08

The iPhone 3G launch was huge. But more importantly was the new App Store. This was an amazing launch because it affected not only shiny new iPhone 3G owners, but also owners of the iPod Touch and the old iPhone. The App Store has been out for just over 2 weeks and it already has over 1,000 applications.

I have used the App Store the whole time, watching it grow day by day. The App Store is great, but everything comes with it’s own issues. The first big problem is the amount of crap. I really think that Apple should monitor what goes into the App Store and filter out the junk. Out of the 1,000 applications just a few of them are of good quality. Even less are amazing. And over 100 are digital books. Some great developers are still waiting for Apple to even allow them to become an iPhone developer. Another large problem has been Apple’s speed. The time it takes from submission to actually being on the App Store seems quite random.

Even with all it’s problems the App Store is still a huge success. I have downloaded some amazing applications in the last 2 weeks. These has made my iPhone more useful than I could ever imagine. When I first heard of the iPhone it already sounded amazing. But just watching the application demos was just as exciting. Now that it has finally been released it’s better than ever. Congratulations.