Expert Opinion: More about iPhone apps

Listening

J.S. Bach, Invention No. 13 in A minor
J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Rondeaux
L. v. Beethoven, Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No. 1
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata in G, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
L. V. Beethoven, Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro
F. Chopin, 12 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 2 in F minor
F. Chopin, Waltz in D flat minor, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
F. Chopin, Waltz in F minor, Op. 70, No. 2: Tempo giusto
F. Chopin, Waltz in A flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2
F. Chopin, Waltz in G flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
C. Debussy, Deux Arabesques - No. 1
J. Haydn, Piano Concerto No. 7 in F Major, Hob XVIII:7, I. Allegro moderator; III. Presto
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 53 in E minor, Hob XVI: 34, I. Presto
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Hob XVI: 23, II. Adagio
W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, J. 453, I. Allegro
V. Rebikoff, Valse Melancolique, Op. 2, No. 3
P. Tchaikovsky, Song of the Lark
H. Villa-Lobos, O Polichinelo from Prole Do Bebe, No. 1

Thursday, July 10, 2008

More about iPhone apps

Some more-or-less random observations about the available iPhone apps (based purely on their app store descriptions and icons):

There's a lot of $0.99 apps; I'm not really sure what the rationale is (on the part of the software developer) for not just releasing such apps for free.
There are many free apps that appear to do the same thing as pay apps. Why would anyone pay for an app that simply produces a white screen to improve the iPhone's ability to act like a weak flashlight?
Here's my initial list of (free) apps: "BA Flights", "Currency", "Exposure", "Jott for iPhone", "NearPics", "Remote", "Talking Italian Phrasebook". Yes, we're going on a trip.
Disappointments: no Skype, no official Flickr app (the free version of Exposure is adware).
A fair number of cute ideas in some of these apps, but I don't think many really take advantage of the synergies available in the full range of iPhone capabilities.

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