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They also take 30% of every app you sell. The fact I bought doodle jump underwrote the developer tools. As of this year they are the single biggest mobile compa
by wizard_2 17y ago
They also take 30% of every app you sell. The fact I bought doodle jump underwrote the developer tools. As of this year they are the single biggest mobile company due to their app and phone sales. The $100 a developer isn't much of a profit for them as it is a means to control access.
- cpr 17y agoI'm sorry, but I don't think 30% is an unreasonable cut. When I sell my current indie Mac/Win software through resellers, I have to give them at least 25% to make it worth their while.
- jacquesm 17y ago> I'm sorry, but I don't think 30% is an unreasonable cut. That's good for you. Did you negotiate with Apple? Or did you find that since there can not be any competition that it was 30% or forget it? > When I sell my current indie Mac/Win software through resellers, I have to give them at least 25% to make it worth their while. Ah, but the interesting bit here is that apparently there you can negotiate.
- cpr 17y agoWell, not really--if you don't give a reseller at least 20-25%, they're not going to be motivated to sell.
- wizard_2 17y agoNeither do I, I'm just saying it's making them very profitable, much more so then the developer fee. So much more that I don't see the developer fee as a source of income.