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The problem isn't the rent. It may be an inconvenience for an indie developer, but to Microsoft, Apple, etc. the cost of a yearly developer account is peanuts.
by danieldk 6y ago
The problem isn't the rent. It may be an inconvenience for an indie developer, but to Microsoft, Apple, etc. the cost of a yearly developer account is peanuts. They are not doing it hoping to make excessive amounts of money. Even if Apple has a million developers paying $100, $100M is barely a blip on their radar.
It is all about control. They get to decide whose software gets to run with and whose without annoyances.
- ebg13 6y ago> The problem isn't the rent. Yes and no. I'm making free software for the world, not running a business, and I don't appreciate getting shaken down by a megabillion$ corporation.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoThen why not instead charge a nominal amount like $5? Chrome's extension store does that. My guess is the amount significantly reduces the volume of malware