Re:The iOS and Mac markets are almost the same size?
by quesera on Friday March 27, 2020 @06:18PM
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> Steve Jobs would be pissed
Discoverability on the App Store has always been horrible.
That, and App Store performance (search, page load, etc) are high on the list of things that baffle me most about Apple.
These are not hard problems to fix. There is no incentive to not fix them. Customers are suffering. FTFAS.
Re:The iOS and Mac markets are almost the same size?
by lonelappde on Saturday March 28, 2020 @09:37PM
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I can't even remember where App Store hides the search button every time I look for an app (which I have to do because iOS provides no other way to search for an app already installed on my device)
Re:The iOS and Mac markets are almost the same size?
by arvinsim on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:39AM
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> There is no incentive to not fix them.
I think there is an incentive not to. If you buy Apple hardware, you are stuck with these stores. They know you will complain but ultimately comply and accept.
Re:The iOS and Mac markets are almost the same size?
by leadingthenet on Saturday March 28, 2020 @05:43AM
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That makes no sense. Wouldn't Apple want you to download as many apps / spend as much money on new shiny things as possible?
I think it's just incompetence.
Re:The iOS and Mac markets are almost the same size?
by abdulmuhaimin on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:36AM
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you mentioned zero incentive.
no incentive to fix =/= incentive to not fix
I found out about NNW from DF the other day. Even after using and installing it, it is nowhere to be seen when I search for RSS.
Apples broken App Store system surfaces cheap crappy apps. Apple wants users to make impulse purchases so they can skim 30% off the top. It’s a bad experience and is doing tremendous long term damage. Steve Jobs would be pissed.