Comments on: Is there an iPhone Gold Rush? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/04/04/is-there-an-iphone-gold-rush/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: pbcouponsannarbor http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/04/is-there-an-iphone-gold-rush/comment-page-1/#comment-175554 pbcouponsannarbor Sat, 02 May 2009 01:47:01 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=14592#comment-175554 Wow! Husband left hardware/software job 20 years ago to make a living in real estate. I think I want him to go back to software development! Well, not really, but creating an app on the side might be a good idea! Wow! Husband left hardware/software job 20 years ago to make a living in real estate. I think I want him to go back to software development! Well, not really, but creating an app on the side might be a good idea!

]]> By: John Pospisil http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/04/is-there-an-iphone-gold-rush/comment-page-1/#comment-169074 John Pospisil Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:29:14 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=14592#comment-169074 Good points James. With so much competition now, it is getting harder to create a "hit". Having said that, with an expanded user base, the spoils are potentially bigger, so perhaps there are some opportunities. Good points James. With so much competition now, it is getting harder to create a “hit”. Having said that, with an expanded user base, the spoils are potentially bigger, so perhaps there are some opportunities.

]]> By: James Hurst http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/04/is-there-an-iphone-gold-rush/comment-page-1/#comment-168976 James Hurst Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:46:27 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=14592#comment-168976 If your app was there on day one, then you would have some significant first mover advantages. Now everyone is getting on the boat and it will be hard sharing all those apps on the limited real estate of the app store. That being said, with the 3.0 software coming out, it is a clean slate. Can you make an app that takes advantage of something that can only be done now that 3.0 will be coming out? When creating your app, be sure to think about how users will share or tell their friends about the new app. With a nod to the actual Gold Rush in our earlier history, it wasn't necessarily those that went looking for gold that got rich, but those who open up shop and sold the picks and the shovels. If your app was there on day one, then you would have some significant first mover advantages. Now everyone is getting on the boat and it will be hard sharing all those apps on the limited real estate of the app store. That being said, with the 3.0 software coming out, it is a clean slate. Can you make an app that takes advantage of something that can only be done now that 3.0 will be coming out? When creating your app, be sure to think about how users will share or tell their friends about the new app. With a nod to the actual Gold Rush in our earlier history, it wasn’t necessarily those that went looking for gold that got rich, but those who open up shop and sold the picks and the shovels.

]]> By: Adam http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/04/is-there-an-iphone-gold-rush/comment-page-1/#comment-168965 Adam Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:14:15 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=14592#comment-168965 I hope it's not coming to an end, my app comes out on Tuesday, called Twavel ;) Srsly, though, iPhone gaming kinda reminds me of NES games, currently. And I think in a few years, they will be much more robust. And there are a lot of lame-ass non-game apps, but the store is less than 1 year old. I think it has a very strong future because there are just countless ideas out there can be still be done on it, and location-based, social marketing is also in it's infancy. Also, the 3.0 OS and the forthcoming hardware integration sounds promising. Lots of potential for applications. Here's to the future of the iPhone and mobile apps! I hope it’s not coming to an end, my app comes out on Tuesday, called Twavel ;)

Srsly, though, iPhone gaming kinda reminds me of NES games, currently. And I think in a few years, they will be much more robust. And there are a lot of lame-ass non-game apps, but the store is less than 1 year old. I think it has a very strong future because there are just countless ideas out there can be still be done on it, and location-based, social marketing is also in it’s infancy.

Also, the 3.0 OS and the forthcoming hardware integration sounds promising. Lots of potential for applications.

Here’s to the future of the iPhone and mobile apps!

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