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iPad is just iTunes enabler

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or is it? Bringing us the iPad is one of the greatest moves Apple has made since the iPod, and here's why... Think about what the iPod offers us already. Music, movies, TV shows, games. All delivered easily and reliably through iTunes, Apple's digital delivery store. Sure you can load your own music on it, you can check your email on it, you can surf the web on it. Heck, with the iPhone you can even make phone calls. Don't forget about Apple's core purpose for these devices. Delivering digital content to you via their app store / iTunes. Making money. Now think about this... Just how profitable do you suppose iTunes / app store is for Apple? Lets not forget that the iPod single handedly resurrected Apple from a really deep hole. Of course it's profitable. It's also controlled, scaleable, reliable, and simple for the average Joe. Just what you'd expect from Apple. Have we forgotten that the core of all these Apple products is paid (and some free) digital delivery via app store and iTunes? Yeah there's free stuff, it keeps the punters happy, and pulls in the customers. Lets look at the iPad. It's much like an iPod Touch, only, larger and more powerful. When it was announced to be running an iPhone-style OS, I immediately wondered why.. but it's becoming more clear all the time. I bet Steve is sitting at his desk thinking to himself "If only all our devices ran an iphone-style OS". Why you ask? Some reasons:
  • Apps for the OS are designed strictly to Apples rules and guidelines. They must be approved before they hit the app store. They even get age classifications. You couldn't possibly install a "bad app" that might wreak havoc on the device. It pretty much makes the device really use friendly and renders any support arrangement almost useless.

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Filed under  //   Apple   app store   iPhone   iPod   iTunes   ipad   iphone OS  
Posted January 30, 2010
 

iPhone and apps

well I've had the iPhone 3G for three weeks now, and have added some apps from the app store, some free, some purchased. I purchased Super Monkey Ball and have only played it a few times. I was curious. Probably the best purchase I made was "Comic Touch" by plasq, it lets me add little comic notes to pics taken with the iPhone camera. VERY cool, especially when you've got a baby girl as a subject! Some free apps I've installed include "remote" which lets you control itunes or appletv from your iPhone. "Here I Am" which e-mails a friend your current location for them to see on a google map (brilliant). Tap Tap Revenge (fun game), Facebook App, Google App, AIM, Wordpress, VNC lite, WritingPad, GarageBuy, Labyrinth, ZIPcodes, Shazam, Paypal, IGN Reviews and AirME. Lets look at some of those free apps I've installed. Facebook App is just excellent and I use it all the time. I can take a photo with the iPhone right inside that app and it instantly uploads it to my Facebook profile. Google App is not bad for finding something near your current location. AIM for chatting with mates (iChat), Wordpress for updating blogs, VNC lite for connecting to my computers remotely which is neat and works really well. WritingPad is just a novelty note-taker with brilliant UI. GarageBuy from the makers of GarageSale is a great eBay client app for bidding/watching/searching. Labyrinth is an amazing game with super smooth controls!  ZIPcodes... blah blah, I can't be bothered writing any more. *sigh* I'm going to go make a tea.   The iPhone is awesome the app store is awesome.. I'm just loving this!

Filed under  //   3G   Apple   app store   apps   iPhone  
Posted August 3, 2008