Intel AppUp Store review

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Intel’s must-anticipated App Store, known as the Intel AppUp store is finally here. So, I installed the Intel AppUpCenter BETA for the netbooks on my Aspire D250 netbook to give it a go. The download size is about 17MB and installation went without a hitch. So, how is the it?

Registration

Before you start using it, you must log-in. Currently, the registration is limited to the folks residing in Canada and US and hopefully Intel will bring it to the other countries too.

You must associate atleast one of your credit cards to get registered, which some users may find irritating.

Interface

The Application runs full screen and looks good. The UI is intuitive and user-friendly.

The available applications are arranged just like the way you will find in an iTunes Appstore. Heck, even the icons have a glossy finish to them. Looks like Intel plainly asked its developers to create a slimmed down version of the iTunes’ appStore.

The Applications currently available cost $9.99 and they are clearly following the Apple’s application model here – make cheap apps.

Even for downloading an application that is free, you must associate your credit card with the appstore. If you don’t, then the following message will be displayed:

That ruffled my anger even more. Why would you need my credit card details if I wish to download an app for free. Unmistakably, this appstore by Intel has inherited even the negatives of Apple’s AppStore, that is, you must associate your credit card, no matter if you wish to download an app that is completely free.

I went ahead and associated credit card with my account to check out some free apps. I clicked on "get free" and the app started downloading. Painless installation.

You can read an App’s description; see how the app looks like by taking a glance at its screenshots and read what the people are saying about the app by going to the "Reviews" tab.

While in the "Description" tab, you can see the app’s category, release date, License information, Publisher, Version and its download size.

Final Thoughts

Intel has almost hit the bulls eye with their new appstore that will be bundled with every Intel Atom based netbook in future. Although it is an axiomatic truth that they have precisely followed the Apple’s model here, we still like it even though it is bit disturbing to force the user to reveal his credit card details even if he just wishes to download a free app from the AppUp Store.

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