Let the Games Begin….
So, one might imagine that the only area of interest for a Apple Developer is how many units of a new app are being sold. Not so. That’s simply economics. Sure, every company wants their latest offering to be a start in the marketplace, but what I personally find way more interesting is what customers think of our products. Almost exclusively, OTPI’s apps are downloaded by folks who I never get to hear from, learn how they enjoyed, or if they enjoyed our apps. If they were disappointed and how we might be able to address that in the next release or, and most self indulgently, that they and their child really, really, really enjoyed one of our apps. Talk about a payday.
It is also interesting to see what our host, Apple thinks of our work. This is a bit harder to gauge as it’s not likely that Mr. Jobs will pick up the phone, call our offices and give us an earful of love. One way a developer can tell one of their apps is in good standing with the mother-ship, is to be recognized in one or more of their ‘Featured’ categories. Well today, less than 24 hours after it hit the store, the ‘LITE’ version of Melvin Says There’s Monsters appeared in the ‘New and Noteworthy’ category for App Store Books. Yeah, that made my day.
