August 2008
Disposable Apps
August 9, 2008, 12:34 PM | 0 Comments
I bought the iPhone on day one here in Canada and have been mostly happy with it since that point. In using the iPhone, there have been no shortage of “wow moments” as I continue to get familiar with the interface and all the new features that Apple has packed into the 2.0 version of the iPhone OS. One of my favourite new features is the App store, which has opened up an entire world of new possibilities on the iPhone.
One of the most attractive features of the app store is that most of the apps are reasonably priced at under $10 (some very good apps even come in at below $5). Sure, I’d prefer free software just as much as the next guy, but such a low price point for most apps makes it easy to download as many for-profit apps as the free ones. One other plus is that it makes the possible regret very minimal if you happen to purchase a dud. This has had me thinking lately about whether or not Apple has ushered in a new era of what I call “Disposable Applications.”