In the Apple Store, we can find more than 100 000 applications especially games for the iPhone, iTouch or iPad. Software companies have seen in the success of different lines of these applications and it is an excellent opportunity for them to make money by putting their applications for free or buy in the Apple online store. Many game-design companies also have seen the great potential in mobile application markets and been designing all kinds of games.
100 000 apps is an impressive number. However, are there 100,000 worthwhile apps? Hardly. People may install at least one application each day, and nearly all of these are “free”. The so-called “lite” versions used to promote the “Paid” versions and there are people who will buy the full version of an application after the use of lite version. However, Apple needs to take a serious look at what applications they’ve posted on Apple Store. Based on the level of quality-or lack thereof-being published, it seems that they are not keeping up with reviewing applications or even they don’t care. Apple needs to do better than they currently does. Just think what it may be like when billions of application uploaded to the store. there will be many or a lot of “bad” applications that end-users will need to wade through.
Work cited: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/analysis-app-store-now-1-million-a-day-business-cloud-mobile-apps-the-next-big-thing-20090424/
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