Comments on: Friendly to users, hostile to competition: get ready for more app stores http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html/comment-page-1#comment-132134 tim Thu, 21 May 2009 09:26:02 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html#comment-132134 @AussieSheila well, Windows Marketplace was also open for 3rd party applications, so in theory it could have offered a wide choice. Tim @AussieSheila well, Windows Marketplace was also open for 3rd party applications, so in theory it could have offered a wide choice.

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]]> By: AussieSheila http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html/comment-page-1#comment-132129 AussieSheila Thu, 21 May 2009 09:04:07 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html#comment-132129 I'm not surprised that Windows Marketplace failed, because Microsoft products aren't always the best and there are a lot of alternatives, both free and paid. I’m not surprised that Windows Marketplace failed, because Microsoft products aren’t always the best and there are a lot of alternatives, both free and paid.

]]> By: Miguel de Icaza http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html/comment-page-1#comment-131974 Miguel de Icaza Wed, 20 May 2009 13:38:14 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html#comment-131974 A crucial difference is that the iPhone's Appstore was the only channel that end users could effectively use to get software on it. For other platforms, this would be a convenience system to get software, but not a mandatory one. A crucial difference is that the iPhone’s Appstore was the only channel that end users could effectively use to get software on it.

For other platforms, this would be a convenience system to get software, but not a mandatory one.

]]> By: Clyde Davies http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html/comment-page-1#comment-131966 Clyde Davies Wed, 20 May 2009 11:35:46 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1438-friendly-to-users-hostile-to-competition-get-ready-for-more-app-stores.html#comment-131966 Jonathan Schwartz? Is this the same guy who thought he could make money from MySQL? Jonathan Schwartz? Is this the same guy who thought he could make money from MySQL?

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