Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers

Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by JacobAldridge on Friday January 07, 2011 @08:15AM (#2079425)

Imagine what it will be like in 12 months time.

Crowded with fluff, multiple applications servicing the same 'need', and lacking the novelty factor that drives day one numbers.

Of course, having said that, it makes even more sense that there's some kind of first mover advantage, and it's always great to read a positive story.

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Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by steveklabnik on Friday January 07, 2011 @08:25AM (#2079445)

Didn't Apple say that they weren't going to accept apps that already do the same thing as other apps, at least at some point? And that there had to be a minimum usefulness to anything that's let in?

Of course, this will be arbitrary, but still.

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Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by moe on Friday January 07, 2011 @09:12AM (#2079552)

Didn't Apple say that they weren't going to accept apps that already do the same thing as other apps

That would be very annoying.

Choice is good - and with proper categorization and search it would only add value, not remove any. The user-votes should bubble the good stuff to the top, right?

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Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by steveklabnik on Friday January 07, 2011 @10:03AM (#2079704)

Theoretically. See section 2.8: http://pastie.org/1236378

> Apps that duplicate apps already in the App Store may be rejected, particularly if there are many of them

I've been kinda down on users voting on things, lately. I mean, on Reddit, does voting ensure that the best things actually go to the top?

Also, you're assuming that users actually want this; most people want a decision made for them. At least, that's what the data I've seen from a few different sites has shown.

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Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by aw3c2 on Friday January 07, 2011 @09:28AM (#2079608)

That reminds me of patents. Do/Discover something first, have an exclusive right on it for many years.

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Re:Day 1 Of Unretina In The Mac App Store … Wowsers by steveklabnik on Friday January 07, 2011 @10:04AM (#2079706)

Yeah, sort of. If they decide it, I don't think that it'll be used in a "There are only 5 word processors" way, more like a "1000 fart apps" way.

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