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Not getting into the visual studio thing, what's the logic behind charging someone to develop apps that you get a 70% (for the first 25k at least) cut from?
by cgag 15y ago
Not getting into the visual studio thing, what's the logic behind charging someone to develop apps that you get a 70% (for the first 25k at least) cut from?
- code_duck 15y agoSimilarly, Apple charges $100/year for the iOS Developer Program. At least Xcode is only $5.
- thematt 15y agoProbably because not everyone will sell the apps they developed using Visual Studio in "the store". Visual Studio is used by tons of enterprises for developing software that will not be sold directly to consumers.
- dpark 15y agoIt's an intentional barrier to entry. Reviewing apps costs money. Charging a nominal fee limits the number of people who submit completed-broken or pointless apps.
- ZeroGravitas 15y agoI would have thought it's an incentive to not get banned, so preventing spammers etc. from just signing up for a million accounts as old ones get shut down.