It may have some 48,000 or so to go before it catches
the runaway leader in app choice, but doubling up its catalog after
launching just 3.5 months ago ain't nothing to scoff at. As RIM suffers through the traditional growing pains with its fledgling
BlackBerry App World, it has managed to amass around 2,000 programs for users to love, hate or feel completely indifferent about. According to Jeff McDowell, vice president of global alliances, that number is apt to rise when it goes live in Italy, France, Germany and Spain this month. Also of note, Mr. McDowell declined to say just how many downloads had taken place, but he did note that RIM was "very happy" with the response. Unfortunately, we're not so certain that the company is eager to raise that 2,000 figure to something much higher, with ole Jeff spouting off that "[it doesn't matter] whether it's 40,000 or 2,000 [apps], you've still got a broad range of choice." We're willing to bet the public sees that a bit differently -- right, public?
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posted July 8th 2009 8:51AM
Windows Mobile Marketplace
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BlackBerry, featuring such fun apps as EMAIL, CHESS, EMAIL, MAIL OF E, BLOCKBREAKER
DID WE MENTION EMAIL?
HAHA.
I love my BB, but I will have to say I am not fond of the App World Program. It is slow and can be very difficult to find a program. I was trying to find YouMail yesterday, and finally gave up. There really needs to be a desktop interface (or webpage listing the apps) for easier browsing.
i agree completely
FART FART FART FART FARTS!!! Oh, this was the RIM store...
Just remember kids, Quantity does not imply Quality. However, it is also true that a lack of Quantity does not necessarily implies higher Quality or that a given % of applications must be of a low/high Quality. Evaluate each application on its own merits for what is important to you. The only thing that is definite is that a store with a higher quantity simply means that you will be doing a lot of evaluating, and doesn't that sound fun?
2000 good apps, versus 46,000 garbage ones. I'll take quality over quantity, tyvm. Just look at that stupid London tube app, c'mon.
p.s. I know it's 48,000 for the other guy, I allowed them 2000 good apps, just to be a good sport.
Exactly, quality over quantity, and how many of those 46k+ apps can you fit on your phone at one time anyway before your phone becomes an unorganized icon holder like the windows desktop?
Are they 2000 good applications?
I knew I could get you to reply, Kelmon.
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1. You are really, really dumb if you believe all 2000 of those apps are high quality apps. Coincidentally, I have a bridge to sell you.
2. There are well over 50k apps on the App Store, and there are a lot of really good apps there. It's well into the thousands. You don't have to like that, but you do have to suck it up and accept it.
3. All of a sudden quality matters more than quantity? Then I guess all the standard arguments about there being more Windows software is right out the window, huh? You should all be using Macs because they have less software and therefore it's all better. That's the logic you're using.
4. Please prove that 46,000 apps on the App Store are garbage. Or just stop making stupid statements like that, either way is fine with me.
I learn something new every day.
Nice one Zak. "either way is fine with me." Doesn't seem that way. You have a list of issues above here. Make up your mind.
From what I have seen, the apps are* better quality. Not to mention you aren't forced to sift through all the bullshit, like the london tube (cr)app. As for the windows thing... What can you say really, I mean PC has the quality and the quantity. You can* have both. Apple's app store doesn't.
So, basically this goes back to an earlier point that I made that application quality is affected by what the user actually wants and therefore can be higher or lower depending on the person (i.e. one man's "crapware" is another's "jewel"). I would utterly dispute the idea that the Windows platform has a high proportion of "jewels" - it's one of the prime reasons why I left the platform in the first place because I was so disappointed with overall application quality. However, this need not be the case for everyone since others will no doubt be using Windows to do different things.
What I don't understand is why the Nearest Tube (http://www.acrossair.com/apps_nearesttube.htm) application is being singled out as being a "crap" application. To be fair, it seems like a technology demonstration but as someone who does not live in London but goes there frequently I can honestly say that it would be useful to me. One man's "crapware" is another man's "jewel"...
Mind you, it helps in any sensible discussion of the subject if people do not bring a partisan position with them. Why people get their knickers in a twist over something that, frankly, isn't important is quite beyond me.
I'd say your knickers are in a twist, Kelmon. You have 173 replies in this one article.
For the tube thing... There are sign's. LOTS of signs. Downtown London, look up, there's signage. And besides, you only need to know the location of the one closest to you. Why in gods name would you want to know the location of a tube entrance 30 kilometers away? I used that (cr)app as an example simply because it was brought up on Engadget recently.
I have no problem installing all the apps, but RIM is so stupid they only allocated 128MB of application memory on my BB Storm. So basically i get to install 5 apps and than I am out of memory.
Some of these comments are spot on!
There are some advantages and disadvantages to these App stores.
1. I hate the apps that are barely more than a LINK to a site.
2. I LOVE the reviews and screen shots for each app. Saves me from downloading at least 4 or 5 nonworthy apps!
3. I hate how some of these apps are not optimized for the Storm.
4. I love how I can load apps from the USB cable and Bluetooth.
So basically it's a love hate relationship. But again the reviews really help in the decision making..
If sheer number of applications available was what counted, I'd be running Windows XP rather than Mac OS X.
Ya
Bah. They seem happy alright, but there is nothing genuinely worth bothering with in the BlackBerry app store.
For items I wouldn't even pay a quid for, somebody wants £30 for some half arsed app!
And lets not forget some people have the cheek to charge £5 for a theme. A THEME?! People make free themes for Windows and the Symbian OS every day.
First chance I get I'm flogging my Bold.
2000 Apps. 1 works over wifi.
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I have never seen/used the BB App World, but I think that Mac users should know better than anyone that more doesn't always mean better. We use that argument all the time when people say "there isn't as much software for Macs as there is for PCs". :P
For example, the App Store might have 50, 000 Apps or whatever, but most are "make fart noises", "jiggle boobs", "screw around with someone's face", or "display hard to read LED esque messages scrolling acroos your iPhone's screen".
Again, I've never seen the BB App World, but because there aren't as many apps, I'm willing to bet that most on the BB App World are high-quality apps. Unlike the iPhone App store, where it's 4000 useful apps on the App Store and 46, 000 crapps on teh App Store.
Mac vs. PC = BlackBerry vs. iPhone (at least when it comes to Apps)?
On the other hand, iPhone Apps are probably easier to use right off the bat. I heard Blackberry apps have a mind-reading menu and once you are used to it it is more efficient than a touch screen.
The problem with having 50,000 applications in your app store versus 2,000 is the economics start to break down for the application developers. How many iPhone developers have you talked to lately that are making real money off their application development? RIM might be on to something if they can keep the application quality high and economics high for the developer.
I have firsthand experience in helping companies with applications get distribution. The company I founded, W3i (http://www.W3i.com), has distributed over 250 million applications for Windows since 2000.