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cardfan · 12/25/2008, 09:09 AM

I've downloaded apps for a few years at least using palm and its browser. What's the problem? You just bookmark various stores and..

LOL..yeah yeah i know. And yeah, palm could make some needed money by putting a portal on its phone that simplifies buying apps or even seeing what's out there. Music too. But the "store" mentioned in this thread isn't the solution.

Case in point, if my wife gets an app, its because i saw something she might be interested in (which frankly doesn't happen anymore..only a few key palm apps/games we use). She doesn't sync her centro ever. But if it was made itunes easy, then she might. If apps for the palm were made iphone easy to install/browse, then she might explore them. And i'm sure there's many others similar to her. Although the prices are definitely way too high now.

I paid like 5 dollars or so for bejeweled on the iphone. Or can pay 15-20 dollars for the palm version. Hmmm... In my case, i already bought a bunch of palm apps over the years and so its not too big a deal.

Can palm reach enough consumers even with a well made OS & hardware to bring their app prices to earth in the future? You have to believe they have something a bit better in terms of an app store with the new OS. I think they have to take away the "try it first" option to get the price down.

But maybe that's worrying too much before seeing the goods.

12/25/2008, 09:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
cardfan Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,688 Thanks: 99 Thanked 299 Times in 170 Posts	I've downloaded apps for a few years at least using palm and its browser. What's the problem? You just bookmark various stores and.. LOL..yeah yeah i know. And yeah, palm could make some needed money by putting a portal on its phone that simplifies buying apps or even seeing what's out there. Music too. But the "store" mentioned in this thread isn't the solution. Case in point, if my wife gets an app, its because i saw something she might be interested in (which frankly doesn't happen anymore..only a few key palm apps/games we use). She doesn't sync her centro ever. But if it was made itunes easy, then she might. If apps for the palm were made iphone easy to install/browse, then she might explore them. And i'm sure there's many others similar to her. Although the prices are definitely way too high now. I paid like 5 dollars or so for bejeweled on the iphone. Or can pay 15-20 dollars for the palm version. Hmmm... In my case, i already bought a bunch of palm apps over the years and so its not too big a deal. Can palm reach enough consumers even with a well made OS & hardware to bring their app prices to earth in the future? You have to believe they have something a bit better in terms of an app store with the new OS. I think they have to take away the "try it first" option to get the price down. But maybe that's worrying too much before seeing the goods.