Digital App Marketplace

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A Digital App Marketplace is a digital marketplace that facilitates the discovery, installation, and integration of digital apps.

  • AKA: App Store.
  • Context:
    • It can (typically) host a wide variety of apps across different categories such as productivity, entertainment, communication, and more.
    • It can (often) offer curated collections and recommendations based on user preferences, usage patterns, and peer reviews.
    • It can range from hosting free apps to offering premium applications with additional features or services.
    • It can enable users to manage their app subscriptions, updates, and configurations from a centralized location.
    • It can provide developers with tools and guidelines to create, publish, and monetize their apps on the platform.
    • ...
  • Example(s):
  • Counter-Example(s):
    • Physical retail stores that sell software on CDs or other physical media, requiring manual installation on devices.
    • Standalone websites that offer individual app downloads without a centralized platform for discovery and management.
  • See: Package Manager, Digital Distribution, Application Software.


References

2024