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Total Number of App Store Apps Shrank in 2017 Thanks to Apple's Quality Crackdown
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Who has innovative Apps in mobile, if iOS doesn’t?
Right now no one does.
The best mobile app ideas did not come from corporate cubevilles, but from small independent developers.
Just because there are more cock roaches in New York City than humans does not make the cock roaches a higher life form.
Expecting a developer to maintain a piece of software forever for the purchase price was nice but not that reasonable. Apple themselves hopes to make up for the costs related to upgrading OSX on the new hardware sales. And rumours say they could merge IOS and OSX.
Before the cleansing, one could spend hours checking programs that were just rip offs of previous programs.
Expecting a developer to maintain a piece of software forever for the purchase price was nice but not that reasonable. Apple themselves hopes to make up for the costs related to upgrading OSX on the new hardware sales. And rumours say they could merge IOS and OSX.
Before the cleansing, one could spend hours checking programs that were just rip offs of previous programs.
Exactly, I have a 2002 G4 Powerbook buried in a closet somewhere... I can't take it to Apple to exchange for a brand new MacBook Pro.... Or better: FIVE of them because Apple really helps by forcing Family Share on vendors in their ecosystem (except themselves).
Remember that "anti-virus" app from a few months ago that was charging $400/month to show you a spinning graphic?
That's a good thing.
Now if they'd only crackdown on quality in their own software...
Now if they'd only crackdown on quality in their own software...
Less garbage is always better than having more garbage.
You cannot delete/reject every app.it discourages ‘new bee’ app devs.
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You can not re-invent light bulb again..all you can do is improve it. Who ever improves it better, they get the cake.
If I was running the iOS App Store, I would send out a letter to every App Developer, informing them that Apple is now charging $299 USD per app, to keep apps in the App Store, and that payment MUST be received no later than 30 days from today.
That simply act would force Devs to do the clean-up, & I'd bet, cut down on the Garbage Apps much faster than any other action Apple could devise !
In fact, I'd bet that 90% of the Apps would simply be left to die (by their Devs).
So, Apple would make $299 on the remaining 10% of apps, but the intend is NOT to make Apple extra Coin ... simply to position the clean-up appropriately.
It's NOT Rocket Science, the iOS App Store could be COMPLETELY cleaned-up in 30 days !
And of course, an App Developer could always RE-instate an app past the 30 day point if they couldn't come up with the necessary Coin by then, or changed their mind after the Deadline.
That simply act would force Devs to do the clean-up, & I'd bet, cut down on the Garbage Apps much faster than any other action Apple could devise !
In fact, I'd bet that 90% of the Apps would simply be left to die (by their Devs).
So, Apple would make $299 on the remaining 10% of apps, but the intend is NOT to make Apple extra Coin ... simply to position the clean-up appropriately.
It's NOT Rocket Science, the iOS App Store could be COMPLETELY cleaned-up in 30 days !
And of course, an App Developer could always RE-instate an app past the 30 day point if they couldn't come up with the necessary Coin by then, or changed their mind after the Deadline.
If Apple charged 300$ to put Apps in the App Store you can bet that most future development for iOS apps would dry up immediately. No small developer or studio is going to pay 300$ to put their app in the app store.
I wan't to download from an iOS 5 device the iOS 5 apps I purchased. There's no excuse to deny the download. It's sad one has to jailbreak old devices to install cracked apps one had already purchased.
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This would destroy the entire industry in a chain effect.
Really? None at all?
I migrated from iOS to Android and love it. However, you can't deny that there's a bunch of crap on the Play Store.
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There is a bug bug difference between the way google allows apps and Apple allows. I don’t know how, but google has not been sued for it. They allow game emulators, free movies apps which take their content from websites, and crappy apps... I may not be shocked if there’s an app for free music also...
Apple on the other hand are strict, and thus better in every way..
Apple on the other hand are strict, and thus better in every way..
"Since 2015, Apple has required all apps and app updates to use 64-bit architecture, so apps that became defunct with iOS 11 had not been updated in at least two years."
And Apple only started removing these 32-bit apps after the 1st year. Kinda a slow process. don't ya think ?
And Apple only started removing these 32-bit apps after the 1st year. Kinda a slow process. don't ya think ?
So there is 2.1 million apps in the AppStore out of which probably 2 million of them are still garbage outdated apps, leaving about 100k worthwhile apps to consume.
there's a LOT of crap on both platforms. after a few million in either store, you start getting a lot of cruft. even with Apples more rigid guidelines. I'm sure if I grabbed my iPad right now, i'd find no shortage of "fart" quality Aps.
I honestly don't think this article really means much. it really just points out that there's a larger install base in Android right now that more developers, especially the ones trying to just get big audiences are going for.
years ago the talking points was how the App store has more apps therefore it's better. today it's "more apps is worse!"
narrative shift depending on whowever wants to prove a non-existent point. there's quality, and quantity galore on both platforms right now
it allready auto clean up..
1.. must paid annually 99 dollar per annum or down your app
2. must 64
It mean less innovative application because app don't compete. Even i think ios app is missrable User Experince so As OSX. Apple need to jump start again..
And those developers that are grab and run tactics so very common on Android and also on iOS which I hope stops on the latter. Greed is running rampantly wild due to increased developer competition.
