I don't get why they brag so much about 775,000 apps. It's getting harder and harder to find decent ones.
Wonder how this compares to the other 'app' stores for android and Windows(not really windows ).
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sure....but i am able to find some usefull ones every now and then.
Even if growth stalls, the refresh/upgrade cycle alone will ensure 150-200million iPhones sold annually, with the figure likely being much higher. Consider that at least 10-20% of buyers will buy everything Apple makes, and it seems very realistic to forecast 30% + average growth for the next 5-6 years. Mr market is pricing in reduced margins and lower revenue. Something is out of whack.
...Any thoughts?
Just know that paid iOS apps vastly outnumber paid Android apps. Every study or survey confirms it time after time. Developers can actually make money on iOS.
The thing is that the SmartPhone market will eventually be replaced with something else like wearable computers like the Google Glass thing.
Also the competition is catching up and surpassing Apple's growth in the SmartPhone arena.
The thing is that the SmartPhone market will eventually be replaced with something else like wearable computers like the Google Glass thing.
Maybe all we will need is a pair of glasses or shades for our computing device.
That is why there are rumors of the iWatch.
Something will eventually replace the current way of doing things. Also the competition is catching up and surpassing Apple's growth in the SmartPhone arena.
Imagine if Steve Jobs had stuck to his initial no third party apps stance from back in the day.
It helps when your competition (Google) gives its stuff away for free.
This is great but App discovery and the store need a LOT of work. Great if you know exactly what you're looking for. Rubbish otherwise. How many hidden gems are yet to be uncovered or ever will be?
This is great but App discovery and the store need a LOT of work. Great if you know exactly what you're looking for. Rubbish otherwise. How many hidden gems are yet to be uncovered or ever will be?
I have a hard time believing Apple isn't planning something big for 2014-2015. My bet is that they are waiting for costs/technology to catch up to a point where they can make their next major tech for a price that makes sense. Apple TV will be released this year, which I can honestly see causing earnings to nearly double. Imagine if Apple were to make itself a direct competitor of Cable/Dish. They already have the devices deployed. The Ipad/iphone/iPod touches are basically televisions. They could also release a $1500-2000 television that would make for a higher end consumption device for those that want it. Apple TV will be software that is equivalent to what cable providers offer and will allow those that opt for it to access content via the cloud from anywhere at any time. This will increase the amount of television that people watch, increasing the premium for the content. It will kill/hurt Netflix, and will bring in billions for Apple.
Steve Jobs was swayed from that stance by the notion of a curated App Store. Unfortunately, Apple did not carry out Steve's wishes on this matter. The App Store is not curated. In fact, Apple started boasting in ad campaigns how many apps they have. Not the quality level, but how many! This was unfortunately a holdover from iTunes, where the amount of music on iTunes Store was more important than the quality of it.
But what may be an acceptable strategy for iTunes has been terrible for apps. Without any curation or standards, the App Store was quickly flooded with low-quality content. Fast-forward to a couple years ago, and Apple realizing it's becoming near impossible to find good apps in the sea of garbage double-down on poor decisions: they buy Chomp, reskin it, and introduce it as the new App Store in iOS 6.
Instead of pruning the App Store of its rotten fruit, instead of fixing the widespread problems with fake reviews, instead of introducing tough standards on new apps, they introduced a new App Store app which not only doesn't resolve the problem of finding cool apps, they also destroyed the ability for users to explore the store on their own with a UI that violates most of Apple's own interface guidelines.
And to top it off, here again Apple is boasting about the number of apps they have. And about iOS developers are rolling in downloads and profit. Well, if you start talking to developers, you'll find out it's just not true. People can't find most of the apps out there. Except for the few they feature on the App Store homepage.
Where the App Store is concerned, Apple has forgotten what sets them apart. Not quantity, but quality.
And the stock is down 2% in trading so far today. I'm just waiting for earnings release when they announce something ridiculous like 50M iPhones, 20M iPads sold and $10bn profit and the stock drops 5%.
Uh not really, unless you're a major company or have some inside connections with Apple to get your app on the top 25 list your app will undoubtedly get lost amongst the hundreds of thousands of apps.
I don't get why they brag so much about 775,000 apps. It's getting harder and harder to find decent ones.
I wonder what would happen if Apple announced a plan to overhaul IAds and released a product that no-one is expecting.
Apple has got to stop copying Google. They are not capable of introducing credible competing products. Google is way too far ahead. Apple needs to leverage its strengths, and not get distracted by disparate markets in which it has no expertise.
Means each of the 775k apps has been downloaded (on average) 56k times!!
I don't get why they brag so much about 775,000 apps. It's getting harder and harder to find decent ones.
Apple has got to stop copying Google. They are not capable of introducing credible competing products. Google is way too far ahead. Apple needs to leverage its strengths, and not get distracted by disparate markets in which it has no expertise.
You say Apple has to stop copying Google, but I see it exactly opposite, Google has to stop copying Apple.