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As an aside, the first paragraph is meant to be sarcastic, but isn't that how both Apple and Android app stores work? You put out your app for free although you
by Jun8 15y ago
As an aside, the first paragraph is meant to be sarcastic, but isn't that how both Apple and Android app stores work? You put out your app for free although you don't give out full copyright to it. People usually do this because they think this may lead to monetary gain for later. Being a highly downloaded app is a stamp of approval.
- TheEzEzz 15y agoApp stores only take a non-majority share of the revenue. They also provide the hardware platform, which is not easily replicated. Elsevier, on the other hand, takes ALL the profit, and does not have a difficult to replicate position on a hardware platform. The only reason people continue to use them is inertia.
- troymc 15y agoWhile some app developers put free apps in the app store, they do so with an expected return on the investment, perhaps in the form of in-app purchases, in-app ad revenues, subscription fees, future contract work, or sales of related non-free apps.