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We have a direct comparison on the desktop be it Windows or macOS and it is definitely harder to sell software there. The App Store and Play Store buying softw

by lwkl 3y ago

We have a direct comparison on the desktop be it Windows or macOS and it is definitely harder to sell software there. The App Store and Play Store buying software a lot easier and increased the size of the market. Similar to Steam for PC games. But I also think that Apple should probably give developers better conditions. As a customer of Apple I selfishly prefer Apple continuing to extract service revenue from developers. Because their shareholders expect growth and that has to come somewhere and I don’t want to pay for it.

lapcat 3y ago
> We have a direct comparison on the desktop be it Windows or macOS and it is definitely harder to sell software there. How so? On desktop, the race to the bottom hasn't hit as hard, and customers are more willing to pay sustainable prices for software.
makeitdouble 3y ago
> I don’t want to pay for it。 I don't get how you're not paying for it...assuming you're an iOS user, you bought apps and the devs passed on you the extra cost to pay Apple. Not counting for the ads you saw in the Store. You probably also bought extra space to backup your phone in iCloud, and as Apple is the only way for that. Litteraly anything you paid on the platform went first to Apple.