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It’s not. Before the app stores selling software was much easier. I’ve been doing it and I miss the old times.
by kybernetyk 4y ago
It’s not. Before the app stores selling software was much easier. I’ve been doing it and I miss the old times.
- majormajor 4y ago"Before the app stores" covers a long time. Were you selling in retail stores? Collecting checks in the mail from shareware on floppies? Selling online with other third party managed stuff? Selling online with your own credit card processing? Other?
- kybernetyk 4y agoNope, just plain old share ware. From 2001 to 2012 or so. I used payment processors like eSellerate or later fast spring. Receiving money for your software and sending out an email with a license key wasn't black magic. The App Store (Mac App Store for me) achieved only one thing for me: Make it more complicated (review process, sandbox) and less profitable (30% vs ~8% cut). I still sell a good share of my software directly without having Apple's horrible review process in between. It's still easier (upload binary, update sparkle RSS feed, done) than the whole App Store review process.