Facebook Launches App Center With Over 600 Apps 55
Mattygfunk1 writes "Facebook is following the leader and launching its own app store. The move is intended to encourage longer browsing sessions from users and attract attention from software developers, in addition to allowing more personalized advertising. 'Each app will generally allow the user to install it as a Facebook application. However, a "send to mobile" will also appear if the app has a mobile app from either the Apple iOS App Store or else the Google Play store. In either case, the app can be sent to a user's phone and can be installed there.' It's currently only available in the U.S., with more countries to follow in the coming weeks."
Re:so this is what is happening (Score:3, Funny)
Pure PR; stock is in the ICU (Score:5, Funny)
From TFA:
The service, called App Center, debuts with 600 applications, including Zynga Inc. (ZNGA)’s “Draw Something” game
Huh? How is someone going to play "Draw Something" effectively on a laptop or desktop with no touch screen? Have you ever tried to draw with a mouse or trackpad? Haha.
If you want to play on a smartphone or tablet, of course, you'd just download the native app from the app store/marketplace.
This looks like a pure PR play, one of many that will prop up the Fakebook stock until the early investors have exited to their satisfaction, and FB employees with options have been sufficiently comforted that the stock will not drop below their strike prices before the end of the year.
I love this sport. It's like watching a huge train wreck in slow motion, except that no one will be directly killed by it.