tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post6417698257833531001..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: Mobile apps - will the fickle hand of fashion swing against them?Dean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-27768145341557113702010-03-03T17:14:10.526+00:002010-03-03T17:14:10.526+00:00Writing from Singapore, we have a lot of iPhones h...Writing from Singapore, we have a lot of iPhones here .. almost every 2nd smartphone would be one. Two most common apps I use on iPhone are Mail and Safari (even more than the 'phone'). My friends, those two and many more and all of them quite different based on their hobbies/tastes/children.Some of the the geekiest of the gang have jailbroken theirs but soon came back to the 'locked' Apple world. Even though we are all not browsing appstore daily (unlike our first few months of ownership), we do recommend stuff to each other and buy. So in my opinion, at least in a market like Singapore, apps are here to stay - at least the good ones !<br />PS: My favourite now is Moron Test !Ramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932536820466948302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-86838708360771517522010-03-02T07:31:06.155+00:002010-03-02T07:31:06.155+00:00I think what you say is very true. When I was work...I think what you say is very true. When I was working for a large retailer, we were expecting that the cutomers would buy pre-provisioned packages of apps; e.g. gamer, business etc with several flavours. We did not expect that the vast majority of users would go out and install them themselves. Perhaps the app stores have made it easier, but I tend to agree with you and think that people would rather the phone was pre-personalised.Paul Jardinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174519230653332835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-22097484168294876662010-02-28T19:28:28.513+00:002010-02-28T19:28:28.513+00:00People buying apps on Nokia's did have the pat...People buying apps on Nokia's did have the pattern you describe here, most people install apps for the first three months, and then nothing until they get a new phone. This usage pattern is before Ovi store though, it happened through the likes of Handango.<br /><br />However, on the iPhone *and* even more on the iPod touch, people apparently keep buying apps throughout the usable life of the device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com