Everyone is up in arms about the fact there are over 85,000+ apps available in the App Store, if I didn’t know any better, I might have thought that Jesus was now going to buy the iPhone because of this.
Funny thing is, as mobile platforms such as Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and even Windows Mobile mature in the App Store arena, so will other aspects of the OS.
Namely, the browser.
Already, the iPhone and Android OS provide comparable browsers that are quite powerful at browsing the “real” web, while BlackBerry and Windows Mobile are still making markable improvements on their own browsers. Sound familiar to something I am using to type this up on?
On my iPod Touch I currently have 5 apps on my homescreen that are web based and are quite powerful. These apps are:
- Clicky Mobile
- FriendFeed
- Gmail
- Meebo
- WordPress
Now, you could argue that iPod Touch web apps require a web connection, their biggest down fall. But, what client-side apps these days are not connected to the web to provide greater, or even complete functionality? Also, just like browsers on the PC that allow local data storage, you can be sure the same will happen with mobile browsers (Google Gears mobile anyone?).
Eventually, you won’t have 85,000 reasons to stay on the iPhone because those apps will no longer be locked down. Just like computers now, if you have a standards-compliant mobile browser and an internet connection, you can have the same experience, apps and data on any computer.
What I am saying is, the godly App Store and its success will not matter much in the near future because the future has already been told through the already grown-up PC.
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5/8 Apps On My iPod Touch Are Web Apps, The App Store Won’t Matter Soon Enough
Everyone is up in arms about the fact there are over 85,000+ apps available in the App Store, if I didn’t know any better, I might have thought that Jesus was now going to buy the iPhone because of this.
Funny thing is, as mobile platforms such as Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and even Windows Mobile mature in the App Store arena, so will other aspects of the OS.
Namely, the browser.
Already, the iPhone and Android OS provide comparable browsers that are quite powerful at browsing the “real” web, while BlackBerry and Windows Mobile are still making markable improvements on their own browsers. Sound familiar to something I am using to type this up on?
On my iPod Touch I currently have 5 apps on my homescreen that are web based and are quite powerful. These apps are:
Now, you could argue that iPod Touch web apps require a web connection, their biggest down fall. But, what client-side apps these days are not connected to the web to provide greater, or even complete functionality? Also, just like browsers on the PC that allow local data storage, you can be sure the same will happen with mobile browsers (Google Gears mobile anyone?).
Eventually, you won’t have 85,000 reasons to stay on the iPhone because those apps will no longer be locked down. Just like computers now, if you have a standards-compliant mobile browser and an internet connection, you can have the same experience, apps and data on any computer.
What I am saying is, the godly App Store and its success will not matter much in the near future because the future has already been told through the already grown-up PC.
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