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NormM Newbie
NormM
3 posts since
Nov 5, 2009
15. Nov 5, 2009 10:45 PM in response to: jabberwolf
Re: 3 Reasons Apple's App Store Will Hit 200,000 Apps In 2010

@jabberwolf says, "Sorry to burse your bubble but iphone sales have peaked along with their fanboyism and propaganda."

 

The number of iPhone OS devices in use (iPhone plus iPod touch) has more than doubled just since the beginning of the year, to over 50 million.  The 3GS is selling much faster than the previous model and iPod touch sales are up more than 100% year over year in the most recent quarter (according to Apple's most recent numbers).  At this rate we'll see a 100 million device market by the middle of next year.

 

RobWright Gold
RobWright
42 posts since
Oct 19, 2009
16. Nov 6, 2009 1:47 PM in response to: NormM
Re: 3 Reasons Apple's App Store Will Hit 200,000 Apps In 2010

If you'll allow me to bring the discussion back to the debate regarding the value of iPhone apps....

 

Here's another silly, stupid, frivolous, snake-oil of an app in a long, LONG line of useless crapware: it translates a babie's crying. I dare someone to spend $10 on this and then test it to see if it can accurately translate "Waaahhhh waaahhhh!!!" into "I really, really need to take a poo."

stefn Newbie
stefn
2 posts since
Nov 5, 2009
17. Nov 6, 2009 4:21 PM in response to: Fourthrail
Re: 3 Reasons Apple's App Store Will Hit 200,000 Apps In 2010

"Here's another..."

 

Did you just critique a collection of 100K apps by dissing 1?

 

How many hateboys does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: None. They hate lightbulbs: they prefer heat to light.

channelview Newbie
channelview
5 posts since
Nov 2, 2009
18. Nov 7, 2009 11:32 AM in response to: RattyUK
Re: 3 Reasons Apple's App Store Will Hit 200,000 Apps In 2010

Rubbish eh?  Since when have you ever developed an app using the fastest programming language in the world such as Assembly, C, C++, C#?  Do you even realize that real apps are compiled from high level languages and converted into binary language so processors can run them in their own native language (machine code)?  Probably not.

 

HTML/Javascript/CSS are nothing more than scripts that everyone knows are not compiled into binary language prior to running.  That makes it a "script" not an app!  The real app is what takes your script and interprets your high level language so that the processor can understand what to do.  Fact: scripts will never be as fast as real apps (executable machine code).

 

Just because a function is available in Javascript that can be used to read http data (RSS feeds) from external URLs doesn't constitute as an app.  I have made countless web pages that pull and read RSS XML data from other sites.  Would you still consider that web page an app?  Of course not, otherwise you would then consider every web page on the internet an app!

 

If you're a programmer, you know the difference between a time-consuming, complicated, compilation-required app is all about.  And know that macro scripts, html scripts, javascripts, etc are all translated during runtime.  No matter how Apple decides to mislead the public or classify them as apps, these are technically NOT real apps, they're plain old scripts!

 

I'm not implying that all the tools in the Apple app store are scripts, but apparently more than 70,000 are likely to be interpreted and not compiled into native machine code.  By the way, HTML/Javascript (scripts) is still supported under iPhone OS3 SDK...and why wouldn't it?  It's part of the whole Webkit engine for the iPhone!

 

I suggest you reply on topics you have expertise so you can avoid posting nonsense that only makes sense to you.

channelview Newbie
channelview
5 posts since
Nov 2, 2009
19. Nov 7, 2009 1:15 PM in response to: NormM
Re: get a clue

There's never been anything like this before? You're a joke. LOL

 

You sound like the iPhone is the first smartphone you've ever owned!  If you've never heard of a Palm Treo, then you really are a rookie to smartphones and technology and need to get a clue.  The Palm Treo lines of 300, 600, 650, etc. are truly the first smartphones in the world that existed years before the iPhone!  And Apple didn't build the first app store that provided apps for smartphones.  PalmGear and Handango existed many years before the Apple app store and had already established THE first bookstore of apps to facilitate an online marketplace for users and developers that hosts thousands of apps for the Palm Treo, Win Mobile, and other smartphones!

 

And for your ignorance, this also includes games, guitar tuners, internet radio, restaurant finders, astronomy, remote computer controlling, remove video watching, etc. etc!

 

How do I know?  Because I program and develop apps for smartphones.

 

So don't get all excited there.  I could develop for apps for more than just the iPhone but for the Android operating system and the Palm Pre as well.  iPhone doesn't control where the hottest apps are to be available; developers DO!

 

"They both get a good deal and have an enjoyable experience" - You really think developers are getting a good deal here?  Think again first-time smartphone owner, Apple charges $100 for developer membership.  And by approving over 100,000 tools to amaze and satisfy consumers like you, do you really think most of us developers are making a profit?!  You have completely no clue.  Soon you will know only after realizing many of your favorite apps are also available for other mobile operating systems like the Droid and the Palm Pre.  Like playing the stock market, developers must adopt and diversify.  The iPhone app store market isn't just over-saturated, it's no longer profitable!

 

How about you learn a little bit about smartphone history before you contribute to ignorant remarks?

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