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Look on the bright side; distributors like Apple used to take closer to 50%. The trend in the industry is towards shrinking payments, and when Apple started doi
by exelius 11y ago
Look on the bright side; distributors like Apple used to take closer to 50%. The trend in the industry is towards shrinking payments, and when Apple started doing this, 30% was considered a small cut.
But why would Apple cut their rev share take when they have no reason to do so? It's not like there's competitive pressure, and if app developers want to get more revenue, they can raise prices.
- mikeash 11y agoOn the bright side, distributors like Apple used to take 50%. On the dim side, distributors like Apple used to not be the only option, and that 50% was at least vaguely justified because they were doing things like staffing call centers for taking orders, and shipping physical media to customers.
- 7Z7 11y agoThe Mac App Store is still not the only option. Buy your software wherever you like.
- mikeash 11y agoYes, which is why it seems to be falling out of favor among many third party developers. Over on iOS, it is the only option, and I'm pessimistic as to how long the optionality will last on the Mac end.
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