mindlord
Notices Two Things
The word Appstore keeps getting used to reference the Pandora's software marketplace website. I think this word is misleading, and wholly inadequate. It also has a connection to Apple.
It's misleading because it implies that all the software will be for sale, and not free. When the reality will be that most of the software will be free and only some will be for sale.
Because of this distinction between the Pandora software marketplace and the concept of an Appstore, I think it is an inadequate description. The App prefix isn't really in the spirit of a handheld gaming device either.
Can we please brainstorm some better words to describe this aspect of the Pandora? Appstore really bugs me, and seems to be confusing to some people. I'm not talking about a name for the website, like "The Box" or "Papp-o-rama" but something we can use in place of Appstore in conversation. Obviously it has to be easy to type or it won't get adopted by the masses.
Just to throw some things out at random... some are surely idiotic, but may spark better ideas.
SoftSpace, Progroom, PNDzaar, Warehouse, SoftHorde, Stockpile.
It's misleading because it implies that all the software will be for sale, and not free. When the reality will be that most of the software will be free and only some will be for sale.
Because of this distinction between the Pandora software marketplace and the concept of an Appstore, I think it is an inadequate description. The App prefix isn't really in the spirit of a handheld gaming device either.
Can we please brainstorm some better words to describe this aspect of the Pandora? Appstore really bugs me, and seems to be confusing to some people. I'm not talking about a name for the website, like "The Box" or "Papp-o-rama" but something we can use in place of Appstore in conversation. Obviously it has to be easy to type or it won't get adopted by the masses.
Just to throw some things out at random... some are surely idiotic, but may spark better ideas.
SoftSpace, Progroom, PNDzaar, Warehouse, SoftHorde, Stockpile.