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With all due respect to phk, that he has gotten such a basic fact so howlingly wrong makes me wonder what else in the article needs attention.

• agallant 5y ago
  It's perhaps worth steelmanning the argument here - though technically one can release an app for free, it is generally the case that any app with significant investment (warranting monetization) will take one of the two paths he described, and this describes the majority of popular apps.
  • dotancohen 5y ago
    This sentence: > but then it must contain built-in advertisements Could just as easily have been: > but then it most likely contains built-in advertisements In a technical article there may be many reasons for simplifying an explanation, but there is no excuse for lying.
    • Helloyello 5y ago
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    • sideshowb 5y ago
      I've lost battles with an editor (of a popular publication) that ultimately led to inaccuracies like this creeping in. They just cared about readability far more than truth.
• raxxorrax 5y ago
  I think the larger context is that you need to pay a fee to upload an app and have it reviewed. If you don't want to shoulder the cost you need to reimburse yourself through advertising income if you want to have it available for free for yourself and your customers. So I don't believe this is a harrowing mistake...