According to the Facebook announcement, the App Center will be available in the coming weeks as will the Facebook branded iOS and Android App. It will basically be a way for Facebook users to discover interesting apps pretty much like a search engine for apps. Users will get a description page for each app and they’ll be sent to the download link on the respective app store once they’re ready to buy and probably taking a little cash off the top for performing the brokerage service. Facebook is encouraging developers to get into gear and create their detail pages now in time for the launch. This can be done via a special section in the Developer app. I do, however, think this might be part of their plan to transition to all HTML5 “apps” that run in the browser. If they get people there looking at iOS and Android apps, then they’ll also see the HTML5 apps, and start using some of those. This could make Facebook the leader for in-browser HTML5 apps, and if that’s the future of apps, they’ll be king. Comment
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