More Apps, More Problems: How the iPad Will Change the App Store

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It doesn't really matter what you think of the iPad itself, because love it or loathe  it, it will irreversibly change the landscape of the App Store. Here's how.
Apple Will Finally Have to Fix Fragmentation

Fragmentation in the App Store is a problem already. Even across devices with the same screen size, same core feature set and same product name, you find subtle differences in capability. A first-gen iPhone doesn't have a compass, so it can't run augmented reality apps. A second-gen iPod Touch can support mic input, while my first-gen model—purchased just a few months before—can't. An iPhone 3GS will run a 3D game like N.O.V.A. beautifully, while a regular old 3G struggles to keep a viewable framerate playing Sonic the Hedgehog.

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