For your interest, the TUAW blog post some early reactions from developers to the coming of the Mac App store: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/21/developer-reactions-to-the-mac-app-store/ Much shorter, and authored by a pioneer of iPhone jailbreaking (that is, before there was an SDK and an App store), TUAW's own Erica Sadun: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/20/why-the-mac-app-store-rocks-for-developers/ The comparison of numbers is staggering. Best, François Le 21 oct. 2010 à 22:49, Chipp Walters a écrit :
> Apocalyptic? Not sure that's the right word, unless one's world revolves > around Apple and what they will do. > > Consider it was mere months ago when Steve told us all, "Netbooks aren't > better than anything, they're just cheap laptops" and yesterday he announces > Apple's first netbook. > > Also from a popular Gadget blog: > > "The same happened with video iPods and smartphones and tablets too. One day > he trashes something... And the next day, that something is the best thing > ever. That something being THEIR thing." > > Seriously, is it too far a stretch to picture Jobs on the stage in the not > too distant future saying, > > "Our customers tell us what a great and safe experience it is purchasing > their software from the Mac AppStore. And now with over 1 million apps there, > we think it's a great idea for everyone to use the AppStore to manage their > software collections. Of course, if you really want to, you can install your > own unapproved apps, but you should know it now voids our warranty as we > cannot be responsible anymore for the safety of the Operating System or the > hardware. Besides, you should always know that in our AppStore, 'There's an > App for That!' Thanks for all the fantastic support on this and see you in > the AppStore!" > > Maybe Apocalyptic is the right word describing the experience-- for the > developers. Especially the ones who depend on their direct customer relations > to continue to promote their wares. > > > Chipp Walters > CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc > > On Oct 21, 2010, at 3:24 PM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > >> Forgive me, but this view of the future seems apocalyptic. alternatives >> will just fade away. >>> > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
