tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613882626879051358.post5483545268019495922..comments2023-02-08T18:02:10.641-08:00Comments on Digital Fruit Blog: The Road Less TraveledDigiFruitDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10410321787191086032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613882626879051358.post-72343161141823722332011-07-24T11:20:28.434-07:002011-07-24T11:20:28.434-07:00The iOS app store has a large number of single-pur...The iOS app store has a large number of single-purpose apps as well as a fair amount of suites, as you call them. I find that I largely prefer the single-purpose apps, because they tend to be much better at what they do. In fact, I have (or still have access to) probably close to 100 of those types of apps on my phone and it hardly takes any space. No inconvenience whatsoever. I am fairly certain that this will never change... developers don't have to pay to have their apps remain listed. So that means their apps will stay on there until they decide otherwise. Which means this 'holocaust' will undoubtedly never happen. <br />Even the big names have begun to break up their suites to give better access for individual needs. Which was why we had to deal with big software suites in the first place... nobody really had the resources to create something competitive with the backing of a big name like MS or Adobe. Which allowed the big names to take advantage of us by throwing in unneeded fluff and charge us for it. Now there are any number of apps created by individuals or small start-ups that can do similar jobs, easier and faster... and ultimately, cheaper. <br />Absolutely no way things will 'return' as you think. Technology never steps backwards... always adapting and moving forward.dustinnoreply@blogger.com