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I think a large chunk of Instapaper's revenue comes from the iOS apps so assuming Apple continues to keep acting like a douche, Marco would probably just as soo
by statictype 16y ago
I think a large chunk of Instapaper's revenue comes from the iOS apps so assuming Apple continues to keep acting like a douche, Marco would probably just as soon cancel the subscription plan rather than let his app get rejected.
- kmfrk 16y agoHow dare you answer my rhetorical questions?! :) That's the most obvious route for Marco - the (rhetorical!) question was directed at Apple, because they appear to thwart a large domain of what iOS could be used for.
- nika 16y agoWhen he doesn't, and when he adds in-app subscriptions, will it cause you to revise your perspective? Instapaper is exactly the kind of app this is directed at. It is a SaaS subscription. It would be foolish to turn away all the additional sales you'd get by being able to offer subscriptions within the app (something you couldn't do previously, forcing Marco to take paypal.)
- statictype 16y agoWhen he doesn't, and when he adds in-app subscriptions, will it cause you to revise your perspective? Sure, I'd be curious to see if it's economical to hand over 30% of whatever subscriptions he receives to Apple.
- flyt 16y agoIf it triples the number of subscriptions then it could be.
- shangaslammi 16y agoTriple of zero is still zero. The open letter states that their current share is 30%. Apple would essentially get 100% of their profits.
- msbarnett 16y agoYou can't sell at a loss and make it up in volume.