iTunes Link goes to iTunes app, not App Store

I'm trying to put in a URL that I obtained from the iTunes Link Maker (http://itunes.apple.com/linkmaker/) so that the user of the app can easily link to all my available apps on the App Store. It even says so on the site.

It works great on the desktop, as it opens iTunes, but on the device, it ends up opening the iTunes app for media, and not the App Store.

This is not soliciting, but this is the link that iTunes gave me for me:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/raphael-salgado/id284836134?uo=4

Anyone have a different URL to use, or does it only support going to a specific app?

Well, it looks like I answered my own question with a little bit of research. For some reason, the answer wasn't made so obvious by Apple.

Anyhoo, my proper URL would be:

http://itunes.com/apps/raphaelsalgado

Supposedly, this causes a multiple redirect (opens Safari and/or iTunes, then opens App Store) on the device, so someone else suggested:

itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/raphaelsalgado

and it works! Note that Corona Simulator cannot open the second link, so you can go with the first one until you're ready to build for the device, or make a conditional statement in your code to choose the right one.

useful tip, thanks

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