Comments on: Will Crap Apps Have Legs? http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-app-store/will-crap-apps-have-legs/ iPhone news, views, and app reviews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Timothy Sanford Hankins http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-app-store/will-crap-apps-have-legs/#comment-8110 Timothy Sanford Hankins Wed, 13 May 2009 00:15:18 +0000 http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-app-store/will-crap-apps-have-legs/ #comment-8110 I think part of the answer lies in another post on JAIB. When kids can save their change, get a giftcard from the Coinstar machine and have their way with the app store, a whole lot of stupid impulse purchases happen. <br><br>There is also a relatively low cost of entry into developing apps for the iPhone. The SDK is accessible and a hundred bucks gets you in the App store, unless you "compete" with Apple, are a minor recordig artist or let Twitter trends display in your app. Fart apps, it seems, are easily built and easily built and easily approved for distribution in the App store. <br><br>I don't understand it, particularly in the variety of fart apps to be had on the App store. Is there really that much innovation to be had in the gross out market?<br><br>But the apps are there, and they clearly sell, much to my chagrin. <br><br>I think the real need is better classification of apps in the store. If we could corral all the crapps into a category of their own, those of us interested in real applications could find them. And the crapp seekers wouldn't have to sort through all the annoying productivity apps to find the perfect vomitirium. I think part of the answer lies in another post on JAIB. When kids can save their change, get a giftcard from the Coinstar machine and have their way with the app store, a whole lot of stupid impulse purchases happen.

There is also a relatively low cost of entry into developing apps for the iPhone. The SDK is accessible and a hundred bucks gets you in the App store, unless you “compete” with Apple, are a minor recordig artist or let Twitter trends display in your app. Fart apps, it seems, are easily built and easily built and easily approved for distribution in the App store.

I don't understand it, particularly in the variety of fart apps to be had on the App store. Is there really that much innovation to be had in the gross out market?

But the apps are there, and they clearly sell, much to my chagrin.

I think the real need is better classification of apps in the store. If we could corral all the crapps into a category of their own, those of us interested in real applications could find them. And the crapp seekers wouldn't have to sort through all the annoying productivity apps to find the perfect vomitirium.

]]> By: aflorence http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-app-store/will-crap-apps-have-legs/#comment-8108 aflorence Tue, 12 May 2009 23:14:37 +0000 http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-app-store/will-crap-apps-have-legs/ #comment-8108 Sadly, the world seems to be going the way of "Reverse Darwinism", presented in the movie "Idiocracy". My university's library is full of students constantly viewing YouTube prank videos and posting the links to their MySpace or FaceBook. The Jerry Springer show; Judge Joe Brown - all were steps toward this movement. Fart, belch, and vomit apps - I fear there is not many more steps for society's apparent goal of becoming more tasteless and stupid as time progresses. Sadly, the world seems to be going the way of “Reverse Darwinism”, presented in the movie “Idiocracy”. My university's library is full of students constantly viewing YouTube prank videos and posting the links to their MySpace or FaceBook. The Jerry Springer show; Judge Joe Brown – all were steps toward this movement. Fart, belch, and vomit apps – I fear there is not many more steps for society's apparent goal of becoming more tasteless and stupid as time progresses.

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