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Not to mention the Play Store requires $25 per listed app - removing the "anti-spam" argument some are making. The issue is paying $99 to even be allowed to th

by Alupis 3y ago

Not to mention the Play Store requires $25 per listed app - removing the "anti-spam" argument some are making. The issue is paying $99 to even be allowed to think about making an app - plus the arbitrary requirement it must be built using a Mac. Not all apps are commercial, and not all apps generate revenue, and not all apps are even on the App Store! It's just an absurd requirement. Stockholm Syndrome, anyone?

lapcat 3y ago
> Not to mention the Play Store requires $25 per listed app This is also false: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6112435 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... I say "also" because you were also wrong about the Apple Developer Program: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36235313 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36235313
- Alupis 3y ago
  Getting nit picky I see. Yes, it does appear I was incorrect about it being a per app fee, which makes this model even better than I had realized.
  - lapcat 3y ago
    > Getting nit picky I see. How is it nit picky when you were using the nonexistent $25 listing fee as part of an argument? "$25 per listed app - removing the "anti-spam" argument some are making."
nicky0 3y ago
£99 just gets it ability to submit apps to the store. You can still use the developer tools and develop an app for free.