Exit Strategies?
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
At the end of the last millennium, we yammered a lot about the “greater fool” theory. Is it happening again?
Archive for the 'Observations' Category
iCombat and the App Approval Death Panel
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
I had a similar experience with TiltBallLite. It took me 3 tries to get it past Apple’s approval death panel.
After the Gold Rush, Reality Strikes Back
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
OK, so maybe this whole iPhone app development boondoggle was a REALLY bad idea, at least for independent devs. Newsweek has a not so encouraging article on the business potential for us. Read this before you decide to jump in.
App Store Approval Team On Steroids? (Kidding)
Friday, October 2nd, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
After nearly two months of drought, the floodgates at the App Store recently opened. We’ve had five (5) apps approved in the past several days.
iPhone App Marketing Series: Free for All
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
I wondered what would happen if we temporarily set the price for one of our apps to US$0.00. The results were almost stunning. I guess that “Free” is the right price. Of course, it’s not particularly profitable…
Some iTunes Connect Mysteries
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
I’ve been wondering about iTunes Connect recently. Some parts of the app submission process really puzzle me.
Another Frustrated App Developer
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
These stories are piling up with alarming frequency.
Through the Looking Glass and into the iPhone App Store
Friday, August 7th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
Perhaps it’s just growing pains, but the policies and processes at the App Store seem to have gone from quaintly frustrating to disruptively bizarre.
Happy Birthday, App Store!
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
July 11, 2008, was the official launch date for the App Store. One year later, it’s hard to imagine the mobile world without it.
Magic Pixie Dust in the iPhone?
Monday, June 29th, 2009Excerpt: (Read the full post »)
As it has so often in the past, Apple appears to have established a new reality for computing devices.
