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They do charge an upfront fee, it’s $100 per year for a developer to be allowed to publish an app, regardless of if the app is free or paid or uses IAP.
by OkGoDoIt 6y ago
They do charge an upfront fee, it’s $100 per year for a developer to be allowed to publish an app, regardless of if the app is free or paid or uses IAP.
- fossuser 6y agoI think that's reasonable. The profit sharing is not.
- scarface74 6y ago$100 a year is nothing considering just the time it takes to review an app.
- anoncake 6y agoApple is the one that insists on reviewing each app so it's the one that should pay for it.
- scarface74 6y agoRight because the alternative has worked real well - letting any random app on the store. I specifically don’t download any random crap on my computer but I do on my iOS devices. You can’t even trust known companies like DropBox and Zoom. They have both done shady things on the Mac. I’m sure you also think that physical good stores should bare all of the cost and allow companies to sell things for free without a markup...
- anoncake 6y agoSurrendering freedom and giving power to unelected people, be they monarchs, dictators or CEOs, has never worked well. > I?m sure you also think that physical good stores should bare all of the cost and allow companies to sell things for free without a markup... I'm sure you know that's a strawman.
- scarface74 6y agoWell we can talk theory or we can hobby history. How well has the open ecosystem on computers worked for the average consumer? Viruses, malware, ransomware, adware dozens of toolbars on their browser, programs randomly uploading their contacts, etc. I know plenty of people who won’t download random apps on their computer but will on their mobile devices. Because they have had bad experiences before.
- anoncake 6y agoNobody wants to force people to download apps from untrustworthy sources or to ban app stores.