The reference to "$99/year; covers up to xx application submissions" is clearly wrong. "xx" as the number of submissions might be the clue. If you click thru

The reference to "$99/year; covers up to xx application submissions" is clearly wrong. "xx" as the number of submissions might be the clue. If you click thru to signup it reads: Benefits of a Developer Account - Develop, distribute & manage your apps - Download the SDK - Get documentation, contribute on the forums - Free - annual fee waived for a limited time - Always free for Open Source Developers "limited time" here being ... always. Its always been that way and there is no sign its going to change.