Comments on: The real surprise of the App Store isn’t number of downloads or revenue http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:39:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: peter huesken http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-71109 peter huesken Mon, 18 May 2009 19:44:38 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-71109 @StCredZero I´d love to think that this "phone home" function will /only/ be used for, as you put it "to disable the location services of rogue apps". <br><br>But how do you know ?<br>And what if you´d like to keep using your app (and waht if you paoid good money for it).<br><br>I´d keep this Zdziarski method for blocking Apple’s kill-switch in mind.<br>This requires jailbreaking an iPhone, then adding the following entry into /etc/hosts:<br>* 127.0.0.1 <a href="http://iphone-services.apple.com" rel="nofollow">iphone-services.apple.com</a> @StCredZero I´d love to think that this “phone home” function will /only/ be used for, as you put it “to disable the location services of rogue apps”.

But how do you know ?
And what if you´d like to keep using your app (and waht if you paoid good money for it).

I´d keep this Zdziarski method for blocking Apple’s kill-switch in mind.
This requires jailbreaking an iPhone, then adding the following entry into /etc/hosts:
* 127.0.0.1 iphone-services.apple.com

]]> By: HuNtEr http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-65157 HuNtEr Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:09 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-65157 i need help there is a number on my app store and im trying to get it off and is not working some body help me E-mail hunturrfury@yahoo.com plez email me i need help there is a number on my app store and im trying to get it off and is not working some body help me

E-mail hunturrfury@yahoo.com plez email me

]]> By: peter huesken http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63427 peter huesken Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:07:43 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63427 @StCredZero I´d love to think that this "phone home" function will /only/ be used for, as you put it "to disable the location services of rogue apps". But how do you know ? And what if you´d like to keep using your app (and waht if you paoid good money for it). I´d keep this Zdziarski method for blocking Apple’s kill-switch in mind. This requires jailbreaking an iPhone, then adding the following entry into /etc/hosts: * 127.0.0.1 iphone-services.apple.com @StCredZero I´d love to think that this “phone home” function will /only/ be used for, as you put it “to disable the location services of rogue apps”.

But how do you know ?
And what if you´d like to keep using your app (and waht if you paoid good money for it).

I´d keep this Zdziarski method for blocking Apple’s kill-switch in mind.
This requires jailbreaking an iPhone, then adding the following entry into /etc/hosts:
* 127.0.0.1 iphone-services.apple.com

]]> By: Patrick http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63406 Patrick Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:12:32 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63406 Is there maybe a separate way that Apple compensates AT&T (and other carriers)? I can't imagine that AT&T is completely left out of the party. Is there maybe a separate way that Apple compensates AT&T (and other carriers)? I can’t imagine that AT&T is completely left out of the party.

]]> By: bigwinner http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63359 bigwinner Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:42:00 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63359 The lack of revenue sharing with carriers is interesting. I wonder what type of negotiations were involved to make that possible. The lack of revenue sharing with carriers is interesting. I wonder what type of negotiations were involved to make that possible.

]]> By: StCredZero http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63358 StCredZero Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:28:27 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63358 It's only to disable the location services of rogue apps, which would be *really* egregious if it were abused. It’s only to disable the location services of rogue apps, which would be *really* egregious if it were abused.

]]> By: peter huesken http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63357 peter huesken Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:16:03 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63357 Nice, important surprises indeed. But I think that the /real/ surprise is that Steve Jobs confirmed the iPhone can "phone home" to kill purchased apps ánd that we let Mr. Jobs get away with this. Nice, important surprises indeed.
But I think that the /real/ surprise is that Steve Jobs confirmed the iPhone can “phone home” to kill purchased apps ánd that we let Mr. Jobs get away with this.

]]> By: mind http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63356 mind Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:42:23 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63356 Does it particularly matter _which_ vendor users are locked into? Does it particularly matter _which_ vendor users are locked into?

]]> By: Michael http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63355 Michael Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:36:34 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63355 It doesn't surprise me at all that AT&T let Apple do the App Store, but it does surprise me a little bit that Apple isn't doing any type of revenue share deal with the carriers. But, if you think about it, why wouldn't the carriers let Apple do this? All of the carriers are benefiting immensely from having the iPhone and because of that I think they would let Apple do practically anything. It doesn’t surprise me at all that AT&T let Apple do the App Store, but it does surprise me a little bit that Apple isn’t doing any type of revenue share deal with the carriers. But, if you think about it, why wouldn’t the carriers let Apple do this? All of the carriers are benefiting immensely from having the iPhone and because of that I think they would let Apple do practically anything.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.last100.com/2008/08/11/the-real-surprise-of-the-app-store-isnt-number-of-downloads-or-revenue/#comment-63347 David Mackey Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:49:50 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=2515#comment-63347 I love the App Store and have downloaded several applications...I also just like browsing the options. I haven't bought any - nothing thus far has really impressed me in a way that said, "wow, I need that..." I love the App Store and have downloaded several applications…I also just like browsing the options. I haven’t bought any – nothing thus far has really impressed me in a way that said, “wow, I need that…”

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