Comments on: The victory of the app store? http://davepress.net/2011/01/06/the-victory-of-the-app-store/ Open government and everything else Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:13:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Martin Howitt http://davepress.net/2011/01/06/the-victory-of-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-9999 Martin Howitt Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:52:16 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=17715#comment-9999 "The advantages of this are considerable. No more pleading of the IT department to let you install Tweetdeck. No more finding that Evernote is blocked. Not sure how likely it is, though." Chances are neither Tweetdeck nor Evernote will be available through a centrally controlled app store as they wouldn't pass the vetting. I really like the idea but there are some considerable back-end and middleware infrastructure challenges. I see a future where apps will run on your TV, mobile device de jour, in your car, on planes...in fact, anywhere that electrical appliances run now. To call this disruptive for the ICT department is an understatement. It might mean the end of the IT department completely. That's probably a good thing. We don't have electricity departments anymore :) “The advantages of this are considerable. No more pleading of the IT department to let you install Tweetdeck. No more finding that Evernote is blocked. Not sure how likely it is, though.”

Chances are neither Tweetdeck nor Evernote will be available through a centrally controlled app store as they wouldn’t pass the vetting.

I really like the idea but there are some considerable back-end and middleware infrastructure challenges. I see a future where apps will run on your TV, mobile device de jour, in your car, on planes…in fact, anywhere that electrical appliances run now.
To call this disruptive for the ICT department is an understatement. It might mean the end of the IT department completely. That’s probably a good thing. We don’t have electricity departments anymore :)

]]> By: Dave http://davepress.net/2011/01/06/the-victory-of-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-9995 Dave Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:06:24 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=17715#comment-9995 A public servant's app store would certainly be disruptive for IT departments. Good! A public servant’s app store would certainly be disruptive for IT departments.

Good!

]]> By: Andrew Beeken http://davepress.net/2011/01/06/the-victory-of-the-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 Andrew Beeken Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:05:21 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=17715#comment-9994 I'm not sure about how an app store for public sector could work, if at all (allowing public sector officers to CHOOSE what software they use?! Ooo, controversial!) but I have to say I'm impressed at Apple's App store model. The fact that they've maintained a consistent and usable model across their various i platforms which still feels very familiar to old school iTunes users is a credit to their design skills. Using the App store in the iPhone/iPad simply shames the offering from Android and I have to say I hope to see Amazon taking some influence from Steve Jobs boys. Also, as Adrian points out, the pricing is spot on for what I would expect from digital distribution. As a gamer it always disappoints me that the games industry still feel they can get away with charging nearly the price of a boxed copy for digitally distributed titles when, as Apple are showing, the reduced overheads should give the consumer a significant cost reduction. I’m not sure about how an app store for public sector could work, if at all (allowing public sector officers to CHOOSE what software they use?! Ooo, controversial!) but I have to say I’m impressed at Apple’s App store model. The fact that they’ve maintained a consistent and usable model across their various i platforms which still feels very familiar to old school iTunes users is a credit to their design skills. Using the App store in the iPhone/iPad simply shames the offering from Android and I have to say I hope to see Amazon taking some influence from Steve Jobs boys.

Also, as Adrian points out, the pricing is spot on for what I would expect from digital distribution. As a gamer it always disappoints me that the games industry still feel they can get away with charging nearly the price of a boxed copy for digitally distributed titles when, as Apple are showing, the reduced overheads should give the consumer a significant cost reduction.

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