Johntremendol@alien.topB to AppleEnglish · 10 months agoThe Apple Store is downwww.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe Apple Store is downwww.apple.comJohntremendol@alien.topB to AppleEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecshaiku@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoSpeaking as a developer, I can think of a few reasons why it would need to go down. But these reasons are merely technical and speak to the developer capability and design of the system. Whomever runs their store is simply not doing things right.
minus-squaretheCalvoKahn@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoMy non dev take is it’s a marketing tactic. Store goes “down” and posts like this one go up. Drives traffic and generates buzz
minus-squaretexan01@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoExactly it’s a marketing stunt.
Speaking as a developer, I can think of a few reasons why it would need to go down. But these reasons are merely technical and speak to the developer capability and design of the system. Whomever runs their store is simply not doing things right.
My non dev take is it’s a marketing tactic. Store goes “down” and posts like this one go up. Drives traffic and generates buzz
Exactly it’s a marketing stunt.