iMore 2014 Hall of Fame

December 24, 2014

“Hall of Fame” is a tricky moniker in the tech space, often overused and applied to things that haven’t been around very long. We disagree: If a developer, designer, or app makes a Hall of Fame, it should *matter*.

It should take time to qualify, so impact and importance can be weighed with the context and clarity of history. It should also be a exclusive, giving well-deserved recognition to those who truly change the way we think and feel, who inspire and innovate, and who challenge and redefine.

25 years are required, following a recording’s debut, before it can qualify for the rock and roll hall of fame. 5 years are required, following a player’s retirement, before they can qualify for the baseball hall of fame. And only a handful are inducted each year.

Our hall of fame is modeled similarly. Apps have to be on the market for at least five years before they, and their developers or designers, can be inducted into the iMore Hall of Fame, and we’ve limited our selections to just five inductees per year.

To date, those inductees have all been drawn from iOS. This year, we’re thrilled to announce we’re adding a Mac Hall of Fame as well.

We’ll be using the same criteria for the OS X as we use for iOS. However, in recognition of the Mac’s long history, we’ll be inducting ten entrants a year and next.

Without further ado, here are our 2014 inductees into the iMore Hall of Fame.