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[Merged] Interest in an iPhone or iPad App for MacRumors.com

Would you like a MacRumors iPhone App?

  • Yes, that would be great!

    Votes: 130 81.8%

  • No, what's the point/I like mobile Safari better

    Votes: 29 18.2%
  • Total voters
    159
Let's see, in the time since Arn started on this app:

- I've had two children
- My youngest has started school
- Duke Nukem Forever has come out.
- iPhone came out and is now about to release it's 6th generation
- Apple has gone from a tiny tech company to the world's biggest company
- Facebook went from less than 100 million users to a global Goliath.
- Microsoft has gone from 95% market share to less than 50%
- USA is still in the middle of losing a war in Afghanistan and Iraq (some things never change)

I love you Arn, but you know, let it go :) The boat has been well and truly missed, the train has gone, the stable door has rusted off its hinges.
 
RedTomato said:
I love you Arn, but you know, let it go :) The boat has been well and truly missed, the train has gone, the stable door has rusted off its hinges.
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We're going to keep pulling the string on this one and see where it leads us. It's an area of intense interest.
 
MacNut said:
It can't be that intense as everyone gave up hope as it has been 3 years already.
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Just like the Apple television.

Yes, things have been slow (an understatement, I know), and issues with the AppShopper app have somewhat damped enthusiasm for our app projects at times. Completely reworking that app also took away significant time that we might have otherwise used toward a MacRumors app.

But yes, things are actually moving forward a bit now. Not going to promise a launch date or anything, as there's still much to be done, but progress is being made.
 
jlgolson said:
We're going to keep pulling the string on this one and see where it leads us. It's an area of intense interest.
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WildCowboy said:
Just like the Apple television.

Yes, things have been slow (an understatement, I know), and issues with the AppShopper app have somewhat damped enthusiasm for our app projects at times. Completely reworking that app also took away significant time that we might have otherwise used toward a MacRumors app.

But yes, things are actually moving forward a bit now. Not going to promise a launch date or anything, as there's still much to be done, but progress is being made.
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The way I see it you've created 2 problems

1) Lost the enthusiasm with apps. The app store has been out for 5 years. That is a long time for missed potential. People are kinda getting over the idea of a MR app.

2) Created higher expectations. It's like the idea that Apple may take a while to update things, but they do it right/best. It'd be like if Apple created an iTV next year, but all they did was stick the Apple TV guts into a fancy looking TV. We would all wonder why Apple didn't do it years ago and would complain about how crappy it is.
 
Can't argue with that, but we can't go back in time and prioritize it at this point. :)
 
Macrumors Mobile App

Macrumors should have an app with tabs like "Front Page" "Mac Blog" "iOS Blog" etc basically just like the website but without having to load it in safari because that is annoying.
 
Mac Rumors App?

Do you think Mac Rumors should have an app? I do! I'm tired of going to Safari for all my MR needs. It needs to happen. It's been too long without it. What do you think?
 
For me the biggest plus would be the "in-app purchasing" for Demi-ship. I don't like PayPal and no CC payment for MR. Ok, Apple would get its cut but nevertheless it would be great .

Please, Arn, please ... :)
 
Why doesn't macrumors have an app yet?

I'm really tired of pinching and zooming on my phone. And the mobile web app won't work for me. Why don't they have an app?
 
Appler4 said:
I'm really tired of pinching and zooming on my phone. And the mobile web app won't work for me. Why don't they have an app?
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Ugh no thanks. I HATE when a forum sends a popup asking if I want to install the forum app EVERY time I visit the forum. Tap to zoom is perfectly fine, and the functionality of Safari is great, IMHO.
 
Even though I don't personally own any iOS devices, I must say, it is a question I ponder myself sometimes. Unless Apple has some reason why such an app cannot be allowed in their store, I don't see why we've gone five years being "app-less". :p
 
If all you need is an app to access the forum, is there any reason you don't just use Tapatalk? It's free and the forum is Tapatalk enabled.
 
A responsive website would be better IMO. The days of site specific apps are going away (thank god) in lieu of responsive designs.
 
The Mobile version of the site works fine for me when Im accessinng it from my iPad. Thats good enough. Apps are gerat and all but if theres no need to install an app and use space for no real reason then why bother? Its when the mobile site doesnt work that theres a problem.
 
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