Images of iPhone App Store leaked?
updated 09:20 am EDT, Mon March 24, 2008
App Store images leaked?
Apple may have inadvertently revealed ongoing testing of the App Store for the iPhone and the iPod touch, a popular hacking site claims. One contributor notes that while experimenting recently with the v2.0 firmware, he inadvertently managed to enter the App Store, instead of receiving the normal "cannot connect" message. Found inside were two web applications, including the well-known iPhone version of Facebook; it is speculated that Apple is doing live testing of the Store, and using placeholders in advance of the first truly native applications.
Also observed in the Store were a five-star ratings system, and a series of navigation buttons which mimic those of the current Wi-Fi Music Store. As with its sibling, visitors to the App Store can browse featured apps, the top 50, or specific keywords; apps are further divided into genres, such as "Business" or "Blogs & Forums." Each program may also receive a unique icon, though these are not visible at the moment.
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OMG!
I can't believe it! Look at that interface! It's like, well, exactly what anyone would figure it would look like. But, I don't know. Taking such images and stuff, and then leaping into speculation territory that Apple is doing 'live' testing. Well, that's just a reach. Such amateurs. They should leave the speculation to the pros (like stock analysts).
What they're most likely doing is opening the store to each and every current developer, but one at a time, to see who spreads out pictures. That way they can revoke their certificate.
That sounds more like Apple.