They'd have to take the page down every time there is a new app available. Kidding of course.
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Apple Launches App Store for the Web
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They'd have to take the page down every time there is a new app available. Kidding of course.
No competition means slow innovation pace. This web store should have been released 10 years ago.
It's not even a store really, it's more like window shopping from the curb since you can't do anything but "look".
I totally get how we are all Apple fans, but why on Earth are we ok with this ABYSMAL pace of progress?
This entire feature should have been a thing 15 years ago.
Reminds me of a Sears Catalog. Circle what you want so you can order it when you get home!
Same here. Whenever I check the App Store for something I make sure I skip all apps marked with the in-app purchase tag. No more renting software.
this is the actual link in the article:More like “expected” to me. They want to link you to where you can actually buy stuff!
What this should do is expose some of the App Store write ups like this one
to the internet. Since I do almost ALL my searching for new apps via a search engine, just adds to the wide amount of information available to me.
You’ve Never Golfed Like This Before! - App Store
What the Golf? is not a golf game.This becomes crystal clear when, in an early level, you line up a shot, take… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.apps.apple.com
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just typing in apps.apple.com in safari on the iPhone opened the website, as I'd had expected
this is the actual link in the article:
so no surprise indeed it opened the App Store on the phone.Today for iPhone - App Store
Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
just typing in apps.apple.com in safari on the iPhone opened the website, as I'd had expected
Maybe a silly question, but why would anyone want to use this on an iPhone or iPad vs just using the actual App Store on the device?
It's the same info, but with less functionality (no ability to buy/install)
I remember when it was called "Itunes" and it had everything. I even remember the joke that was made at a WWDC about it having everything. Yeah Itunes became slow, but with some refinement, maybe Apple should have Itunes 2.0 and make it faster?
I had my iPhone in my hand as this article was published so was curious about the interface ...
A personal pet-hate of mine is that there's no separate 'Top IAP Apps' section under the charts for each App category. The 'Top Free Apps' charts are just loaded with apps which aren't really free and are largely useless without the IAP. I have no issue with apps offering IAP's (I have purchased some perpetual licences using IAP's) but it irks me that there are many apps which abuse appearing as 'Free' in order to increase their conversion rates for their truly paid app, whilst many VERY good and TRULY 'Free' apps don't get the exposure they deserve in the App Store charts, many of which fully satisfy the requirements of what I'm looking for. I rely fairly heavily on the App Store charts for purchasing decisions on the App Stores. I wish Apple would fix this too!
This is not an accident or mistake.
I alluded to that in the rest of the post, didn't I? Though I did miss adding the "" around the word 'fix' at the end
I alluded to that in the rest of the post, didn't I? Though I did miss adding the "" around the word 'fix' at the end
Yes, but you're misunderstanding how they operate by thinking there is anything to "fix".
Apple needs an option in settings to always open URLs in the browser. I hate when I tap on a link and it opens the app instead of the website. If I wanted to use the app I would have launched the app.Funny, clicking on that link in the first line of the article opened the App Store on my iPhone
or prompt with an option.
if I receive an email say from my bank, I'd rather would a link open the app vs the webpage cause identification is much simpler when you have faceid ...
“Open in Background” forces it to load the web page as well.this is the actual link in the article:
so no surprise indeed it opened the App Store on the phone.Today for iPhone - App Store
Find apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more on the App Store.
just typing in apps.apple.com in safari on the iPhone opened the website, as I'd had expected
