The App Store is broken, long live apps

#1

Post by nickreffitt » Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 12:08 PM UTC

The App Store is broken, long live apps
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Re: The App Store is broken, long live apps

#2

Post by al2o3cr » Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 1:31 PM UTC

Or to sum up, "your apps are sold from a store that also sells music. Niche app devs face the exact same problem niche musicians have faced for years: how to reach an audience without spending buckets of money."

Re: The App Store is broken, long live apps

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Post by soylentcola » Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 4:27 PM UTC

al2o3cr wrote: post #2

Or to sum up, "your apps are sold from a store that also sells music. Niche app devs face the exact same problem niche musicians have faced for years: how to reach an audience without spending buckets of money."

Sure, but at least niche musicians can sell recordings of their music at more than a single store.

Re: The App Store is broken, long live apps

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Post by Kurimo » Fri, Sep 23, 2016, 5:32 PM UTC

al2o3cr wrote: post #2

Or to sum up, "your apps are sold from a store that also sells music. Niche app devs face the exact same problem niche musicians have faced for years: how to reach an audience without spending buckets of money."

Or more accurately: "Isn't it hard to get noticed on the App Store? We made an app for that."

This is basically just an advertisement, not much useful information in it.