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if they offer the content for sale directly. There's probably a reason they went through middlemen. Not every content company wants to handle the distribution.
by jokermatt999 16y ago
if they offer the content for sale directly.
There's probably a reason they went through middlemen. Not every content company wants to handle the distribution. They could simply have done so before. Was using PayPal that much harder than this new system that they weren't willing to touch it despite it offering much better margins? I doubt it.
and the like are in a bit of a grey area right now
And how long til Apple wants a piece of their pie too? I don't mean this as FUD, I'm serious. Apple has shown, repeatedly, a willingness to fuck over developers by changing its rules to suit Apple whenever the fuck it wants. Sure, some of these are marginally, arguably, better for the customer, but not to the point where it justifies screwing over the developers. For now, iOS is mostly where the profit is. But is it worth putting up with Apple's whims every few months, seriously?
- alanfalcon 16y agoCompanies that don't want to handle distribution are covered - Apple handles that for you (that's all built in to the 30% cut.)
- jokermatt999 16y agoBy "distribution", I meant creating the app, marketing it, setting up downloads for the content, etc. That's not covered by this payment system, but it would be by a middleman.
- protomyth 16y agoUhm, I am pretty sure Apple doesn't host the content and that is kind of the first step in distribution.
- chc 16y agoIf you're talking about the new subscription fee, that is false (or at least Apple has not given any indication that it will be true at any time in the near future). You still have to distribute the content yourself. The 30% cut is essentially a referral fee.