Epic fail for you, cause MR has been working perfectly fine on my iPhone using Safari.
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Epic fail for you, cause MR has been working perfectly fine on my iPhone using Safari.
Yeah because surely, you need a dedicated app to link to podcasts.. I mean, who would ever want to link to things from mobile Safari
Yeah because surely, you need a dedicated app to link to podcasts.. I mean, who would ever want to link to things from mobile Safari
The fact that people are even talking about the app means it was worth it for them to create it. It's for marketing purposes since being the the App Store provides them more exposure than they can get by only having a mobile site. AFAIK, Engadget already has a mobile optimized site, so if you don't like the app, I'm sure you can still use the web site just fine.
Yeah because surely, you need a dedicated app to link to podcasts.. I mean, who would ever want to link to things from mobile Safari
Who cares if you need it. It is a convenience for many people and helps with their marketing. Why do all you people think that just because you don't see the point for a given app, that there is no point for anyone. Clearly people want the app as it far the #1 app in the news category the day they released it. -- Also, they could potentially live stream the podcast from the app, which would be a much better experience than using Mobile Safari.
Because many of us see the bigger picture - that apps like this are largely a gimmick. Yes, perhaps they think it is to drive advertising, but some of us are saying that from a broader perspective, this is money mis-spent, as what drives repeat mobile visits are websites that work great on mobile platforms. Most apps are never used more than a couple of times after being downloaded, and most website apps only offer a fraction of the sites overall content. Sure, maybe they'll get a temporary bump when it's first released, but in the end it will most likely be buried in the 100,000 other apps when they could have invested the effort into the website which would be a better long-term investment.
Apple is clearly thinking along the same lines as they are preparing to move to a version of mobile safari that is able to provide the benefits of separate apps (full-screen, primarily) from within the web browser. Streaming would be better done from Safari also, because it allows you to keep an http stream running in the background, something you can't do with an app.
Apple is clearly thinking along the same lines as they are preparing to move to a version of mobile safari that is able to provide the benefits of separate apps (full-screen, primarily) from within the web browser. Streaming would be better done from Safari also, because it allows you to keep an http stream running in the background, something you can't do with an app.
I can guarantee you the Engadget app has much more stickiness than the mobile site. In no way does it hurt Engadget to release this. So what if it isn't used by a lot of people. I'm sure they paid very little to contract out the app to a development company to create. Engadget still has a mobile optimized site so if you don't like the app, don't complain about it (it's free anyways).
amazing, this just goes to show that there is always someone in the room who has to complain about something regardless of what it is.
why is this even being discussed? a website decided to spend money and develop an app to view their site. if you like it use it, if you don't then don't use it, but i don't understand why there needs to be a whole discussion about its necessity. it changes nothing if it exists or doesn't exist
why is this even being discussed? a website decided to spend money and develop an app to view their site. if you like it use it, if you don't then don't use it, but i don't understand why there needs to be a whole discussion about its necessity. it changes nothing if it exists or doesn't exist
Just wanted to add that MacRumors has a mobile version as well.
Check out: http://mobile.macrumors.com/
Check out: http://mobile.macrumors.com/