Bedeviled by Details: Death by Typo Edition

October 14, 2008

Yes, I’m digressing to the topic of Apple’s App Store again, but I am ever baffled that developers/creators/authors could allow glaring flaws to appear in their eLearning courses, presentations, websites, printed ads, etc.

Everyone is trying to grab some of that sweet, sweet App Store cash right now. With the iPhone rising to the top-selling smartphone spot (and the number two handset in the U.S. overall - no mean feat given its $199 price tag and required monthly data plan), there is much booty to be made selling iPhone apps to the masses. Ahhh, why did I lose interest in programming after my Apple II+ days? Note to self: never follow the advice of a high school career counselor again.

Sorry, I’m getting way off track.

So your app finally makes its triumphant appearance to the clamoring horde in iTunes after many months of development. Cause for celebration! Time to kick back and watch the flood of money pour in.

But wait, you failed to spell the name of your own company correctly on the app’s icon? The first thing your millions of potential customers will see, and thus judge (fairly or not) your product on???

Wow. Just wow.

Worth my $3.99? Probably not.

Next!

Note: to add insult to injury, the link to the Definition Fitness company website in iTunes is broken. Double fail!

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