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Apple requires all developers to pay $99/yr to publish any applications, even free ones. They are strictly pay to play. Also, App Store revenue is certainly not
by tdy721 10y ago
Apple requires all developers to pay $99/yr to publish any applications, even free ones. They are strictly pay to play. Also, App Store revenue is certainly not "insignificant", we're talking $Billions of dollars for Apple here... https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/apple-10b-in-app-store-sales-in-2013-15b-paid-out-to-developers-to-date/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/apple-10b-in-app-store-sal...
- mikeash 10y agoGood point on the $99/year. Still, good luck convincing Wal-Mart to let you user their stores as a distribution point for your free stuff for a low annual payment. Apple is big enough that billions can easily be insignificant. According to that article, they've paid out $15 billion total to developers. That means that Apple's cut has been about $6.5 billion. That's over a period of eight years, so somewhat less than $1 billion in revenue per year. Currently Apple is making $10-20 billion per quarter in profit, with yearly revenues beyond $200 billion.