Where are the retina apps?

[kis]

Anyone else wondering why there don't seem to be any retina-ready apps popping up? Adoption is seemingly very slow to nonexistent. Either it's a pain in the butt to make the necessary modifications or the devs are waiting for their own rMBPs to arrive before they can even get started.

Perhaps Apple should make sure that devs get theirs first?

 

[Icy1007]

Anyone else wondering why there don't seem to be any retina-ready apps popping up? Adoption is seemingly very slow to nonexistent. Either it's a pain in the butt to make the necessary modifications or the devs are waiting for their own rMBPs to arrive before they can even get started.

Perhaps Apple should make sure that devs get theirs first?

It takes time. The rMBP has not been out for very long. Patience.

 

[trsblader]

I would assume since most people are still waiting for their rMBP that the devs are still waiting as well. Hard to publish for something you don't own. There's already a few page thread that is constantly being updated with retina ready apps. Perhaps you could bookmark that and check back to it often to see what's being updated.

 

[Fortimir]

Perhaps Apple should make sure that devs get theirs first?

I actually agree, that from a user experience perspective, this would be beneficial when introducing a new tech that really needs adoption out of the gate.

BUT it flies in the face of Apple's "secret until launch" methodology... so it will never happen.

 

[fizzwinkus]

to be fair, they did release the retina machine at a developer conference. software development takes time and it hasn't even been three weeks yet. as much a deal we make out of things, we're all buying 2,200+ machines knowing full well that dev support for that retina display is only just starting.

i'm willing to bet that six months from now, we'll be swimming in retina apps.

 

[thermodynamic]

Anyone else wondering why there don't seem to be any retina-ready apps popping up? Adoption is seemingly very slow to nonexistent. Either it's a pain in the butt to make the necessary modifications or the devs are waiting for their own rMBPs to arrive before they can even get started.

Perhaps Apple should make sure that devs get theirs first?

Apple is very secretive.

In the past, after a new OS release, developers would take ~6 months to get updated programs out.

Maybe, for this instance, Apple could have set up a NDA or something but they're not forced at gunpoint to help developers have stuff the moment their new gadget is released. This is, of course, a free market and nobody is forced to do anything...

Still, any Retina owner thinking websites will be optimized should look at how much bandwidth fees cost the owners... Bandwidth and network infrastructure is "not there" nationally yet, and as wireless broadband is still slower than cabled connections, it's going to take a long while for the increased resolution to be fully supported worldwide...

 

[vladzaharia]

Have you ever done software development? It takes time. It's not like you can think "Become Retina!" and it'll magically work. Assets (images) take time to create, and the bigger the team, the harder it is to release something quickly.

Furthermore, as has been said, it's hard to see what your product looks like if you don't have a machine in front of you. Most people aren't willing to release something they haven't seen working on the product.

App Store approval also takes time.

 

[SpyderBite]

Download Xcode & get on the job. The app store is not a McDonalds drive thru.

 

[Aldaris]

Have you ever done software development? It takes time. It's not like you can think "Become Retina!" and it'll magically work.

You mean you can't just click the "publish as retina" button?:roll eyes:

I think only 3 Applications were profiled, all somewhat large and respectful of Apple (Adobe, AutoCAD, and Blizzard) all were probably just told by apple, hey we have a new display coming with huge resolutions, could you put together a few builds for our keynote, and you'll have a heads up to get your app's up before anyone else, just keep your mouth shut to the public.

Give it time, it's really only been about two weeks.