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I certainly agree with the sentiment this article advocates. It feels hard for any reasonable person to think otherwise. What I haven't found a discussion on i
by activatedgeek 6y ago
I certainly agree with the sentiment this article advocates. It feels hard for any reasonable person to think otherwise.
What I haven't found a discussion on is the alternatives? Given that App Store will probably be the only place to sell apps within the _Apple ecosystem_ (at least medium term?), the only way is for Apple to rethink its how it monetizes App Store. What am I missing? Are there alternative models that that people know of which would align with the "dream"?
- chrispeel 6y agoI don't have any specific solutions either, yet I do know that I'd like the fee structure and policy to benefit small developers more than large ones. In the current system the rich developers (Amazon) get lower, while the little developers have to pay 30%. Yes, in much of the world the rich get richer while the rest stagnate or get poorer, yet I hope for more from Apple.
- hrktb 6y agoThe two possible alternatives I’d see with any plausibility: - Apple brings down their fees to an almost “at cost” amount (basically a bit more than average PSPs). They keep ads and other potential “premium” services that have actual value for buyers. I even wonder if they could make searchability or even app store listing as a paying service (apps staying on the lowest tier could only be DLed by direct link for instance) - they bring an “unmanaged” tier to apps, where users go through many hoops to have non app store apps to run. It could be on the same model as The mac app store, where the dev is identified and the binaries are signed, but not verified by Apple. Both alternatives were vehemently avoided by Apple for such a long time, but I wouldn’t be surprised (actually I hope) if they have to give up this battle.