• http://lantinian.blogspot.com Nikolay Andreev

    Excellent idea. I hope Apple pays attention to this blog.

    I assume you have send the idea as a feature request in the iPhone feedback page?

  • http://web.mac.com/jamesburland/Nokia_Creative/ James Burland

    Thanks Nikolay. I haven’t sent it in to Apple yet. I’m assuming that Steve Jobs subscribes to the All About iPhone RSS feed! ^_^

  • http://www.allaboutiphone.net Matt Radford

    Subscribes? Not only that, but I can’t get him off the phone! Bloody West Coast tech multimillionaires… 😉

    Seriously though, some interesting ideas there James. Adding Genius to the App Store would be one more differentiator that sets Apple apart.

    For the on-device store, I think the app would have to be badged with two icons – one for updates and one for notifications of Genius-suggested apps.

    I foresee one problem though: unlike music, you don’t necessarily buy more of the same. If I’ve got one calculator replacement, I don’t need another. However, if I buy racing games, I’d probably like to know when new ones are released.

  • Brandon

    I like this idea! Another possible category (which as a developer looking to create a brand would love) is notify me when “X” developer launches a new game or app.