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they are sacrificing long term strategy for short term gain. not sure what the margins are now, but for iPhone 1.0 total end-end cost of the phone was somethin

they are sacrificing long term strategy for short term gain. not sure what the margins are now, but for iPhone 1.0 total end-end cost of the phone was something like $284 for the $600 phone. whatever the fuzzy math here, with Apple on projection to sell 10million + phones this year, they are making an absolute killing. and thus, to the bottom line in the short term, it's not necessary at all to appease the developers -- they quality of some apps is very very high already, and will continue to do so while both independent devs and companies are also making a killing for arguably little work (a few months) and huge roi. the long-term is that controlling the end-end solution with an iron fist will be just one of the many restraining factors that keeps them from gaining market dominance (single carrier, no keyboard, one phone model, et. al). too bad so sad -- their way or the high way.

axod 18y ago
I disagree. I'll bet that the app store doesn't feature in their long term strategy at all. It's a temporary stop gap measure, until firstly wifi is everywhere, or at least good connectivity, and secondly, until browsers can do everything that installable apps can.
- unalone 18y ago
  No. We're not close enough to universal wi-fi for that to make sense. Apple wants a monopoly over the mobile universe. But, honestly, they're usually better than this. I don't know why they're acting like this. It's ridiculous.
  - axod 18y ago
    Maybe in the US you're correct. The US is only 1 market though.
    - unalone 18y ago
      It's the one Apple has traditionally focused on, it's where Apple is located, and it just saw 100,000,000 downloads in a matter of months. Thinking that the app store is just a stopgap is specious thinking. It's a big thing and its mistreatment is therefore a big matter. I know Hacker News has a segment of people who want the Internet to replace the desktop, but it simply isn't happening in the foreseeable future.
netcan 18y ago
I don't think that they're knowingly sacrificing the long term. I assume that they either don't consider apps as representing the selling point individually (hence a need to get maximum developers on board & developing) or don't think that this is harming them significantly.

axod 18y ago

I disagree. I'll bet that the app store doesn't feature in their long term strategy at all. It's a temporary stop gap measure, until firstly wifi is everywhere, or at least good connectivity, and secondly, until browsers can do everything that installable apps can.

unalone 18y ago
No. We're not close enough to universal wi-fi for that to make sense. Apple wants a monopoly over the mobile universe. But, honestly, they're usually better than this. I don't know why they're acting like this. It's ridiculous.
- axod 18y ago
  Maybe in the US you're correct. The US is only 1 market though.
  - unalone 18y ago
    It's the one Apple has traditionally focused on, it's where Apple is located, and it just saw 100,000,000 downloads in a matter of months. Thinking that the app store is just a stopgap is specious thinking. It's a big thing and its mistreatment is therefore a big matter. I know Hacker News has a segment of people who want the Internet to replace the desktop, but it simply isn't happening in the foreseeable future.

netcan 18y ago

I don't think that they're knowingly sacrificing the long term. I assume that they either don't consider apps as representing the selling point individually (hence a need to get maximum developers on board & developing) or don't think that this is harming them significantly.