They did buy Chomp, so they are probably trying something
It's time for an App Store 2.0
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Re: It's time for an App Store 2.0
#12My personal pet hate having gone from iPhone to Android and now owning an iPod Touch: re-entering in my password all the damn time. Especially when it's a free app. Fix that and I'll be a very happy man.
Allow me to disagree. Apple is doing the right thing asking the user confirmation for installing apps. Better safe than sorry.
As nupark2 says, the password doesn't have to be involved. It's tempting me to change my password to something as short and simple as possible, which is pretty much the opposite of what I should be doing.
Re: It's time for an App Store 2.0
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Confirmation doesn't necessarily require password input.
As the father of a talented 3 year old: yes it does.
If clever children are the main argument against not requiring password confirmation, it sounds like "always require password on purchase" could be a great Parental Controls toggle.
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#15It's not just the App Store, it's iTunes as well.
After buying the new iPad, one of the first things I did was browse the available movies to look for a 1080p one. I literally had to open the details for each film, scroll to the bottom to find the small print which said what resolution the HD was. The vast majority wee only 720p, and a lot simply didn't mention resolution, leaving me to make a guess based on file size.
There are also serious categorisation shortcomings for movies and films. Basically, I think Apple's entire suite for selling digital content and apps needs to be fundamentally restructured to aid intelligent discoverability. They simply have too many products for the current method of basic homepage merchandising and bestsellers lists.
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#16All I want in the App Store 2.0 model (and I realize I will never get this) is the ability to submit a web application to be included in the store.
Re: It's time for an App Store 2.0
#17My personal pet hate having gone from iPhone to Android and now owning an iPod Touch: re-entering in my password all the damn time. Especially when it's a free app. Fix that and I'll be a very happy man.
Allow me to disagree. Apple is doing the right thing asking the user confirmation for installing apps. Better safe than sorry.
The android market (oops, i mean Play) has an option to require entering a PIN before a purchase is made.
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#18All I want in the App Store 2.0 model (and I realize I will never get this) is the ability to submit a web application to be included in the store.
There is PhoneGap...
Re: It's time for an App Store 2.0
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
As the father of a talented 3 year old: yes it does.
If clever children are the main argument against not requiring password confirmation, it sounds like "always require password on purchase" could be a great Parental Controls toggle.
What if your kid downloads an app that tracks your location constantly? Should apple make you enter your password when the app asks for permission?
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#20"1. An easy way to see what apps my friends are using and enjoying"
Game Center does this for games, which is the use case he was specifically asking about. You dont even have to leave Game Center to read about and download your friend's game.
"2. Ability to create 'playlists' and share them with friends"
I've emailed lists of my favorite apps to friends. Not sure if I would maintain and vote on a playlist though.
"3. Subscriptions to developers and push notifications to my device when they have released a new game"
Smart developers already let you know about their new games by sending you messages in their games that you are currently playing.
"4. Multiple categories for popular apps, such as 'Popular Today,' 'Popular This Month' and 'Popular All-Time'
Seems reasonable, but it is just adding more lists to navigate in the already cluttered App Store.
There are 5 main sections, and lots of sub lists:
* Featured (New, What's Hot, Genius)
* Categories (22 x [Top paid, top free, release date])
* Top 25 (Top Paid, Top Free, Top Grossing)
* Search (N/A)
* Updates (updates, purchased, not-on-this-device)
"5. Saving games to a wishlist"
Could be useful if it had a social component. Like if a grandma could get the app their kid wanted. Maybe?
"6. A Sale category that shows which games are currently discounted from their normal cost"
This would get gamed.