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By: Liddle Thoughts » Blog Archive » The Cloud, a disruptive technology ? Just ask Nokia !

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:43:33 +0000

[...] of Appllications”. Interestingly not everyone agrees. MobileCrunch also ran an article, “Not every Company needs an App Store“. I believe they miss the point. The rules have changed and the humble phone has changed to [...]

By: The Cloud – A disruptive game changer – just ask Nokia ! | Cloudiquity

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:33:13 +0000

[...] Interestingly not everyone agrees. MobileCrunch recently ran an article, “Not every Company needs an App Store“. I believe they miss the point. The rules have changed and the humble phone has changed to [...]

By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Observations: Applications - February 14, 2009

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:00:09 +0000

[...] Not every company needs an App Store [...]

By: XCool

XCool — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:13:51 +0000

Palm did something similar before this but its more like a reskinning of their existing software offering site than an ‘app store’.

By: Nokia launches own AppStore, so does Samsung, and everyone else » Games Brief

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:27:50 +0000

[...] with Samsung launching their own AppStore last week, the stage is set for further consumer confusion as every handset manufacturer (and then [...]

By: Around SPE for 9 February, 2009 — iPhone Tricks, Tips and Hacks

Around SPE for 9 February, 2009 — iPhone Tricks, Tips and Hacks — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:56:33 +0000

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By: Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | Kawink Blog

Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | Kawink Blog — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:30:39 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: The Scripts Zone » Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store?

The Scripts Zone » Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:06:43 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokiaが自前のApp Storeを開店か？

Nokiaが自前のApp Storeを開店か？ — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:10:23 +0000

[...] 本誌の姉妹サイトMobileCrunchは猫も杓子app storeを持つ必要はないと確信しているようだが、でもNokiaにとっては、Symbian OS向けに開発された小さなプログラムを配布し販売するための中心的なプラットホームをロンチすることは、大いに意義があるのだ。 [...]

By: Jordan Elpern-Waxman

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:43:59 +0000

I would have to respectfully disagree. While it’s true that theoretically the consumer might benefit from a unified app store, Samsung’s job is not to give the consumer the theoretically ideal cross-platform experience but to earn as much profit as it can for itself.

The Samsung brand is extremely strong (something like #1 in the US for cell phones and TVs), and so it is logical that Samsung would not want to dilute its brand by pairing with Nokia and the like. It’s too early to tell, but my guess is that the Samsung app store is not about profiting from the sales of apps, but to sell Samsung branded phones. One of the main advantages the iPhone maintains over a Samsung phone with the exact same specs is the existence of the ecosystem of iTunes and the App Store, in which it becomes much more valuable than just what you get out of the box. (even the 2G iPhone, which was revolutionary in and of itself, gained significantly from being part of the iTunes ecosystem).

The primary branding in the mobile phone world belongs to the manufactures and not the OS’s (Windows Mobile notwithstanding). Most people outside of MobileCrunch have never even heard of Android, let alone S60. Hence the need for branded app stores.

By: Nettlive.com » Blog Archive » Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store?

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:31:50 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | Webtrendblog.com

Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | Webtrendblog.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:49:29 +0000

[...] Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? Our sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokia planning it’s own app store? Meh, we say - Mobile News

Nokia planning it’s own app store? Meh, we say - Mobile News — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:31:41 +0000

[...] from thinking about how dreamy it would be. Our sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | My Blog Channel

Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | My Blog Channel — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:02:21 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Open Systems Journal » Blog Archive » Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store?

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:41:28 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? | American News World - News And Technology

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:59:16 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store?

Nokia Shaping Up To Launch Its Very Own App Store? — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:23:47 +0000

[...] sister site MobileCrunch may be convinced that not every company needs an app store, but for Nokia to launch a central platform for distribution and sales of micro-programs developed [...]

By: Mobile Solutions CI

Mobile Solutions CI — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:50:22 +0000

Not every company needs an App Store–Just WM Partners…

Techcrunch states the obvious, Not every company needs an App Store, but this post is worth reading just for the comment from Peter Farago. As the post alludes to, the preponderance of App Stores will be confusing for end customers……

By: Paul D. Olson

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:19:58 +0000

Costco should enter this market shortly. Undercut everybody, but you have to by 100 of each app.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:35:12 +0000

Greg, u need to do some research before posting nonsense here. You totally missed the point. Do they pay u for that? wow.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:23:27 +0000

That’s natural. Many companies are looking to alternatives to Applestore, including carriers. But few people know there are some companies that commercialize advertising space inside apps. That’s really very nice!

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:48:37 +0000

Peter’s comments are more insightful than the post itself, well done. I agree distribution is getting better but also see the defraction getting worse. WM and Symbian are losing critical leadership, while developers and ISVs are left to their own to map long term strategy to immediate product functionality before the lights go out.

By: Brian Suthoff

Brian Suthoff — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:44:45 +0000

Falling walled gardens, fixed-rate data plans and more open/powerful handsets will lead to great app markets that defragment (disintermediate?) both the carries and the handset guys.

Everypoint and GetJar are both making progress on this front, but with different approaches. As a shameless plug, Everypoint’s Nemo beta is now open to developers at http://everypoint.com.

By: Andres

Andres — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:01:03 +0000

“Nokia has been surprisingly mum on the S60 app store topic”

Dude, what???

Nokia has had Download! in their phones as their app store for ages…again, it might not have the visibility the Apple Store has had in the US, given the tyrant carrier behavior here.

And that is even before they decided to re-organize things under OVI (which has had a long and low-key roll out)…and will probably succeed where Apple blew it big time with .Me: convergence & cloud.

At least ask someone in the industry to check your hypothesis before writing…

By: Randall Kent

Randall Kent — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:23:28 +0000

While it may create some confusion, it also has the potential to simplify the experience of extending a mobile device for users that are not aware of all that is available to them on the platform.

To keep the Mobile Applications Marketplace from creating confusion, Samsung has the responsibility of ensuring they make clear which applications will run on which devices to help offset the fact they don’t control the platform.