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> is insufficient to operate an app store (hah), charge a flat fee per app to be listed and made available to customers No one - no one - wants that. Free apps
by vineyardmike 5y ago
> is insufficient to operate an app store (hah), charge a flat fee per app to be listed and made available to customers
No one - no one - wants that. Free apps suddenly won't be free when they have to pay to be on the App Store. Its so easy to create an app and share it, and that is a good thing. The end result of apps costing money (even though free apps have nearly a 0 marginal cost to distribute) is that you'll end up with less apps and/or more ads and data tracking (also proposed to be regulated away) and/or a subscription service that bundles free apps to cover the cost.
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago>Its so easy to create an app and share it, and that is a good thing. It's how you end up with 2 million apps in the store but you still can't find what you need.
- heavyset_go 5y agoDevelopers already pay to be on the App Store each year, and developers pay to be on the Play Store.
- vineyardmike 5y agoThats not meant to cover the cost of distribution of the app nor the associated per use costs. Thats paying for access to developer services.