My app library–littered with exactly 87 apps I used once and never touched again–now reminds me of a graveyard of defunct company logos from the dot com boom. Like the go-go days of 1999 when everyone had to have a Web site, today everyone wants an app. iPhone, iPad, Android apps for all, plus Blackberry for the very ambitious.

– The Great App Bubble

While it’s true that there are many “shitty” apps on the AppStore, some really are beyond useful, total life-savers. The article totally ignores that yes, people are curious and yes, the download many apps, and just like on the pc, you use some of them only sometimes. Or never again, if you finished the game or it’s just gone boring.

But the “social” app category like facebook, twitter, qype will never be boring. Or news-apps.webradio. weather apps. camera tools. maps. calendar. todo-apps. roadmap scheduler. dropbox. money tracker. traven apps. new games …

But I totally agree on the following:

What’s needed are apps tied to real business models that have real ROI. And,companies should build apps with their eyes open about what they should realistically expect to accomplish with what they develop. Having an app for an app’s sake is not enough.

Don’t just make an app for the app’s sake! Always ask yourself what THE USER’S BENEFIT is. After all, there’s already enough advertising in the world…