DISQUS

last100: The real surprise of the App Store isn’t number of downloads or revenue

  • David Mackey · 1 year ago
    I love the App Store and have downloaded several applications...I also just like browsing the options. I haven't bought any - nothing thus far has really impressed me in a way that said, "wow, I need that..."
  • Michael · 1 year ago
    It doesn't surprise me at all that AT&T let Apple do the App Store, but it does surprise me a little bit that Apple isn't doing any type of revenue share deal with the carriers. But, if you think about it, why wouldn't the carriers let Apple do this? All of the carriers are benefiting immensely from having the iPhone and because of that I think they would let Apple do practically anything.
  • mind · 1 year ago
    Does it particularly matter _which_ vendor users are locked into?
  • peter huesken · 1 year ago
    Nice, important surprises indeed.
    But I think that the /real/ surprise is that Steve Jobs confirmed the iPhone can "phone home" to kill purchased apps ánd that we let Mr. Jobs get away with this.
  • StCredZero · 1 year ago
    It's only to disable the location services of rogue apps, which would be *really* egregious if it were abused.
  • bigwinner · 1 year ago
    The lack of revenue sharing with carriers is interesting. I wonder what type of negotiations were involved to make that possible.
  • Patrick · 1 year ago
    Is there maybe a separate way that Apple compensates AT&T (and other carriers)? I can't imagine that AT&T is completely left out of the party.
  • peter huesken · 1 year ago
    @StCredZero I´d love to think that this "phone home" function will /only/ be used for, as you put it "to disable the location services of rogue apps".

    But how do you know ?
    And what if you´d like to keep using your app (and waht if you paoid good money for it).

    I´d keep this Zdziarski method for blocking Apple’s kill-switch in mind.
    This requires jailbreaking an iPhone, then adding the following entry into /etc/hosts:
    * 127.0.0.1 iphone-services.apple.com
  • HuNtEr · 1 year ago
    i need help there is a number on my app store and im trying to get it off and is not working some body help me


    E-mail hunturrfury@yahoo.com plez email me