[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Twain

So, you believe that if an application is placed on every device, people are much more likely to use it.

Yes - the Apple App Store is proof of that. It's brilliant, and in my mind, the most important application on the whole device.

Originally Posted by Twain

My thought is that (1) if the existing "apps" by Handango and Pocket Gear don't meet expectations the user community needs to provide them that feedback; and (2) an alternative to increasing the number of customers is for Handango and Pocket Gear to do some good old-fashioned advertising.

1) I'm sure that feedback has been provided, though not by me. I don't think Handango has ever done anything based on feedback.

2) Here's the hard reality: most users of Windows Mobile smartphones don't install ANY applications because they don't know they can. Most don't visit sites like this. Handango and Pocketgear cannot reach these people to get them to install their store app. It has to be in the ROM image of every device shipped to gain the critical mass it needs.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Twain

So, you believe that if an application is placed on every device, people are much more likely to use it.

Yes - the Apple App Store is proof of that. It's brilliant, and in my mind, the most important application on the whole device.

Originally Posted by Twain

My thought is that (1) if the existing "apps" by Handango and Pocket Gear don't meet expectations the user community needs to provide them that feedback; and (2) an alternative to increasing the number of customers is for Handango and Pocket Gear to do some good old-fashioned advertising.

1) I'm sure that feedback has been provided, though not by me. I don't think Handango has ever done anything based on feedback.

2) Here's the hard reality: most users of Windows Mobile smartphones don't install ANY applications because they don't know they can. Most don't visit sites like this. Handango and Pocketgear cannot reach these people to get them to install their store app. It has to be in the ROM image of every device shipped to gain the critical mass it needs.