MG Siegler has a great post up over at TechCrunch, arguing that the App Store needs a Genius feature, like the one used in iTunes.
He argues this mainly from the perspective of small developers, many of whom have been essential to the success of the App Store:
The problem is that while early on, it was pretty easy for small-time developers to make an app and get it noticed in the store, now with 50,000 apps, we ‘re getting to the point where you need to do something else to promote your apps. That ‘s good news for big time development studios like EA, which can throw marketing money at the problem. But for some smaller developers ” some of which are just one person ” that ‘s simply not an option.
I agree with Siegler 100%. I think something is needed to help smaller developers have a better chance in the increasingly huge “ and challenging “ App Store environment.
I also think that implementing the Genius feature “ or similar initiatives to make it easier for a wider range of apps to gain attention within the store “ is a win-win for developers and all of us users. Lots of users already find it hard to keep up with the flood of apps that come out constantly, and to find the good ones amongst the not-so-good.
It would be a very bad sign if Apple loses the enthusiasm amongst smaller devs, and would mean less good and interesting, and well-priced, apps for all of us. Siegler ‘s article puts forward lots of good points on this whole subject “ check it out HERE.
I ‘d love to see a Genius feature, and would find it hugely useful. What do you all think? Would a Genius feature be helpful to you?
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