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I'm not talking about the App Store from a marketing point of view. I'm talking about the App Store as a world-wide, easy to use credit card processor. It is
by fierarul 16y ago
I'm not talking about the App Store from a marketing point of view.
I'm talking about the App Store as a world-wide, easy to use credit card processor.
It is non-trivial (technically, legally) to implement credit card handlind yourself, especially the further you are from the US. Also, people will never trust a small player as much as they trust Apple.
So, Apple takes care of a lot of international red tape for you, for $99/year.
- ashleyw 16y ago$99/year and 30% of your income. Don't forget that.
- fierarul 16y agoTrue, but it still might be worth it due to the market size. I guess after a point the AppStore becomes expensive and it might be worth it to sell your own stuff and keep the 30%. But $99 is a really low barrier to entry for non-US individuals and companies to sell software to the whole globe.