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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Sure. Ease of use has always been a paramount concern for Apple, and an Apple store with one touch downloads certainly has that. The problem for developers becomes getting approved for inclusion on the Apple store.
Dennis
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I agree 100% with your last point, especially since Apple doesn't seem to be very forthcoming about certain app rejections. On a big picture level I understand the idea of having an application approval process (depending on your target market), but the devil is in the details.
OTOH I think there are many happy App Store developers, the 70/30 cut seems pretty reasonable.
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I made sure I kept distribution archives of software like that to avoid the necessity of redownload. And I kept a file of serial numbers and reg codes for the occasions where I might have to hard reset and rebuild from scratch.
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I actually do the same thing, so I've never lost an app (though I've probably come close.) And actually, 3 stores is still a lot less than the many different avenues to buy Palm software. I personally managed fine, but I can tell you instantly what system would work better for say my wife.
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You may be right, since the Kindle encourages vendor lock in, but Amazon has a broad enough product offering that there will be little need to look elsewhere.
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Dennis
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I think the Apple App Store is going for the same thing. But Amazon is much less restrictive since we're dealing with content rather than applications. I understand why many ebook users don't want the Kindle because of DRM compatibility issues. But in the overall scheme of things (trying to take a niche product mainstream) I think the path they chose really made the most sense.