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I question the assumption that this is zero sum. Just because Apple makes money doesn't mean they are taking it from developers. If you're still stuck on how u
by johngalt 15y ago
I question the assumption that this is zero sum. Just because Apple makes money doesn't mean they are taking it from developers.
If you're still stuck on how unfair it is, I encourage the you to move up the risk chain. If you want more of that 'river of gold'; All you have to do is design, manufacture, distribute and service complex devices across disparate networks globally. Do this better than anyone else, and then you can decide how fair you want to be. Don't forget that anything short of the top three and you've probably wasted a large fortune.
- orbitingpluto 15y agoApple is making money off of the developers. That registration fee 8x more than the average one will ever make. And that money has been side funnelled into something far more lucrative - infrastructure for distributing books and movies.
- aaronblohowiak 15y agoReviewers are expensive.
- AllenKids 15y agoWhat? Your math seems wrong. The registration fee is $99, Apple has paid out $4 billion as of February this year, and there are ~.25 million registered iOS developers in US, let's be generous and say there are 1M registered developers worldwide. It still averages out $4K pay out per registered developer. How can you use the $12 per iOS device app revenue to extrapolate average developers' income is totally beyond me.
- orbitingpluto 15y agoOh wow my math is wrong. Also 25 billion downloads across 315 million devices is frightening. Each device has downloaded almost 80 apps? http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/app-store-25-billion/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/app-store-25-billion/ (And thanks for correcting me on the reg fee. I thought it was $200 for some reason.)
- signalsignal 15y agoHow is it frightening?