14 DAY TRIAL // Sources close to Macnn have revealed that Apple might be planning to introduce a new section / division for corporate titles making their way into the App Store. Developers like Electronic Arts and Gameloft are said to be some of the beneficiaries of such a move.
Besides the fact that only corporate apps will be gaining a spot in the alleged new section, each would be sold at $19.99 and above, the rumor goes. The reasons for such a move (if proven true) are obvious. For once, Apple is allowing pretty much every kind of silly, meaningless app in the venue, while the review system is not of much help. This, coupled with the thousands of apps available, creates the means for huge disappointment on behalf of the developers and iPhone users alike.
The perfect example is an iPhone developer's conversation with a pirate who had cracked his game (Whack 'em All), making it available for free to jailbroken users.
"As many iPhone and iPod touch owners have discovered, Apple's iTunes App Store has many flaws, which render it useless to the common user," said the pirate, going by the screen name of 'most_uniQue.' “Apple has chosen to allow a multitude of ridiculous, worthless, poorly-represented applications through its 'strict' screening process, nearly all written by mediocre programmers with a dream of getting rich quick,” he continued to argue. “Many of these programmers game the reviews system, misrepresent their application in the description, and generally try to swindle the honest buyer.”
Forum posters and Mac/iPhone-driven sites have been extremely vocal on the issues surrounding the App Store (listing, pricing, reviewing, etc.) since Apple started accepting apps from all corners of the world. This conversation is merely one of the hundreds singing the same tune. So, yes, we would say a “high-class” division is definitely in line for the iTunes App Store. The impact it will have remains a subject open for debate, which we encourage you to do in the comments.