From the D'uh file
From the Globe and Mail's Technology section:
The App Store – an online marketplace for downloadable games and other software that run on the iPhone – launched the same day as the latest generation version of the device on July 11, is already proving to be a hit with users and a potential gold mine for software developers.
“It has certainly changed the game,” said Josh Martin, a senior research analyst with Yankee Group in Boston. “We know now that the reason people are buying iPhones … is because they can personalize their experience.
The expectation was that the App Store is what would differentiate the iPhone, and the numbers seem to bear that out.”
Read the full story (well worth it) here.
There's one point in the story I think needs to be debunked:
Although Apple has taken an early lead with the App Store, Mr. Martin said he expects Apple's competitors to follow suit and produce their own online software marketplaces.
and like the competitors for the iTunes store in general, they will fail, miserably?
Why?
Because when you control the gadget and the software you control the total user experience. No one else can offer that unbeatable combination of software and hardware excellence.
