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Comments on: Dear Apple...

Why no iPhone interface for the Apple Store?

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by Foggy Dave February 13, 2008 8:01 PM PST: I thought the exact same thing: "Why doesn't Apple have an iPhone optimized version of their website?" And the answer came to me immediately...

Imagine the hue and cry from the general punditry if Apple did this; all you'd hear is "Oh, I thought the iPhone had the *real* Internet. If that's true, then why does Apple feel it's necessary to create a special iPhone version of their own website!? Obviously, it's not the real Internet, and Apple lies, and blah blah blah, you should buy an HTC Touch."

You know they would jump all over that. Personally, I can do without an optimized version of the online store (though I agree that would kick ass), but I would LOVE to see an iPhone optimized "top iPhone web apps" section. I mean, come on... what could possibly make more sense than that?; Like this Reply to this comment


by TowerTone February 13, 2008 8:43 PM PST: I would like a button optimized like iTunes to download new hardware. Like right now, I really want to download an Apple TV......and maybe a Macbook. NO..a Macbook Air.....and some iPopcorn.; Like this Reply to this comment


by STrRedWolf February 14, 2008 4:46 AM PST: Seconded! I want to order a new iPhone from my iPod Touch!; Like this Reply to this comment


by krimpet February 14, 2008 5:50 AM PST: I think the Apple site might be semi-optimized for iphone but just not obviously so. Most telling, Quicktime seems to work. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw the quicktime videos and quicktime VR on the MBA page play on my iPhone. I wish they would share that love...; Like this Reply to this comment


by reneritchie February 14, 2008 6:54 AM PST: Terrible idea!

Apple promises, and has come closest so far in delivering the "real internet" on a mobile device. The whole point of MobileSafari is that you don't need a crummy, crippled version (WAP-like), and yet another different format to maintain -- just the "real internet".

Personally, I find it very annoying when Amazon and Facebook hijack my iPhone browser and force it to show the (very poor) iPhone version, when I'd much rather have the same, fully functional page I use on my desktop (and use just as easily on my iPhone).

Apple understands this and gives us the real, standards compliant, Apple store on the PC and on the iPhone, ditto the Apple WebApp directory.

Now, if what you consider Amazon iPhone and Facebook iPhone to be WebApps, then I suppose that's fine, but I would rather get the real page on the page, and if I want the WebApp, let me pick and webclip that myself, thanks.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Bergamot Orange February 14, 2008 8:29 AM PST: I would much rather have a native iPhone app like the iTunes WiFi store.; Like this Reply to this comment


by gubber1 February 21, 2008 1:20 PM PST: Free 32GB ipod touch
http://tinyurl.com/yv8937; Like this Reply to this comment

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