If you’re reading these words right now, it stands to reason that you’re a fan of mobile gaming. Or you just took a wrong turn from Google. And even if that’s the case, you’re likely still familiar with what Apple’s App Store is. It’s the place where you go on your Apple mobile device to buy apps. It feels weird even giving it a basic explainer like that, as the App Store has just become a regular part of our everyday lives. And now Apple’s groundbreaking platform is getting ready to celebrate its ten year anniversary next week on July 10th, and Apple has put together a really neat feature that goes over the history and some of the major milestones of the App Store over the past decade. You can click here to read the feature in full, and while it certainly has an air of Apple PR fluff about it, it’s also a really neat recounting of some major aspects of the App Store that we just take for granted in this day and age.
It really can’t be stressed enough just how much the App Store changed everything. It removed barriers for users to install software and didn’t require any complicated installation instructions to get new applications (apps!) on their mobile devices. It also made paying for software incredibly easy by tying into existing iTunes accounts, and Apple customers who were already comfortable buying music and movies digitally from iTunes fell right in line with buying and downloading mobile apps. Perhaps mos...