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Maybe, if Apple weren't collecting a commission on app sales. The brilliant thing is, whatever app hits the price point that maximizes profit * quantity, Apple
by SlyShy 17y ago
Maybe, if Apple weren't collecting a commission on app sales. The brilliant thing is, whatever app hits the price point that maximizes profit * quantity, Apple collects the commission. Apple doesn't have that much motivation to artificially lower prices, if they just let the market go to work the market will maximize profits for them.
That's not to mention that the cost of apps is so low compared to the expensive iPhone/iPad that they are already effectively commodities. Unless you see a lot of $30 apps running around, which I don't.
- stanleydrew 17y agoUnless you see a lot of $30 apps running around, which I don't. Right, but that's kind of the point. Apple has already commoditized the app market. Some apps cost a lot in terms of developer time, but you can't realistically charge more than $5 per app. I think there's still room for prices to sink lower though.
- KirinDave 17y agoIt'd be the point if people weren't already making a lot of money at the 99c and sub-$5 price points. But they are. Apple indeed encouraged cheap apps on the iPhone, but the market didn't really suffer.
- stanleydrew 17y agoSee here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/216788/output/print http://www.newsweek.com/id/216788/output/print
- KirinDave 17y agoI'm not sure what your point is. People can make a living off the app store. A handful of people get very rich, and many don't. It's not different from any other market.