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I think your optimism is misplaced. App developers would soon figure out how to charge 99 cents for a Skinner box.
by drivingmenuts 7y ago
I think your optimism is misplaced. App developers would soon figure out how to charge 99 cents for a Skinner box.
- cwkoss 7y agoI wonder if you could list multiple copies of an MMO game client on an app store, with each client having a different price and providing different in-game aesthetic effects like "FooGame: Sparkly Hat Edition". Could be an easy way to get around this limitation.
- drivingmenuts 7y agoThat already exists with the Basic, Advanced and Pro editions of some application software. Extending that paradigm to a game is just a matter of determining which expansion packs are preinstalled.
- Creationer 7y agoThe 70c that they would get out of that sale would still be much greater than the current ARPU from ad and microtransaction supported games, and would go some way to encouraging gameplay shifts. Apple could just increase the minimum charge to $4.99 (or its regional equivalents) if it really wanted to increase quality. A decrease in its exorbitant 30% commission would be suitable as well.