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I see some potential negatives for developers (arguably positive for consumers). 1 - Price deflation. There is a bit of a connotation that App Store means lots
by slantyyz 16y ago
I see some potential negatives for developers (arguably positive for consumers).
1 - Price deflation. There is a bit of a connotation that App Store means lots of 99 cents apps. Yes, it's not the same platform as the iPhone, but people jumping from the iPhone App Store are going to have some preconceived expectations.
2 - Family licensing. You normally pay a premium for family licensing of a lot of Mac software. This is going to disappear as a pricing tier, so how are developers going to react, given item #1, above?
3 - Marginalization of devs who don't want to participate in the App Store. App Store will be a major way for users to find software. If you're not in there (whether by your choice or Apple's choice), your revenue opportunities could head south.
Having said that, I think the App Store is going to be great for the more non-technical users who use the Mac.
- stevenbedrick 16y agoRe. point #2: IIRC, in the talk today, Jobs mentioned that apps installed via the mac app store will work on all your personal macs.
- slantyyz 16y agoThat was my point. As a developer, you lose that tier of licensing revenue. * edit : Example, 1password is normally 39.95, 5 user family pack is 69.95. How would it be priced on the App store?
- cubicle67 16y agoYes, and as a user of 1password, this is what has prevented me from upgrading. I'm one user, with a number of machines, but I'm expected to pay for each machine. The latest version of safari also doesn't work with the version of 1password I have (n-1), and to reobtain functionality I once had, I'm expected to fork over $50 (or whatever the upgrade price is for a family pack) to be able to keep using it. Much as I like 1password, and I do, this really irks me