Alternatives to the Apple iTunes App Store Grow Stronger
Apple might have Ping in its new version of iTunes and the largest smartphone app store around, but its starting to get some real competition from an unexpected place. The popular Cydia app store that is installed by default by most iOS jailbreaks is growing. The US Government has declared jailbreaks and unlocks of smartphones legal. Oh, and Cydia just bought its rival jailbreak app store Rock.
I have only used Rock a handful of times, but its collection of apps was fairly decent. Cydia is my normal choice for jailbroken apps, and I am happy that it is starting to take itself seriously. Sure, Cydia has some problems. Anyone else get annoying error messages and hate how long it sometimes takes for all of its data to reload? However, for a store that can only cater to jailbroken iOS devices, it is surprisingly professional. It looks like the hackers are starting to realize that their hard work can pay off.
