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> RIM CEO Thorsten Heins guaranteed developers that their BlackBerry 10 applications would make at least $10,000 in their first year. If those apps don’t genera

by cryptoz 14y ago

> RIM CEO Thorsten Heins guaranteed developers that their BlackBerry 10 applications would make at least $10,000 in their first year. If those apps don’t generate $10,000, Heins said RIM would make up the difference. Wait. That can't be right. Last I heard, you had to make $1,000 on your own first. Is this new item a misquote, or can I release a free app, get 0 downloads, and have RIM pay me $10,000 a year later? No way, it's gotta be an incorrect quote. Edit: They updated the article with sources. The situation has not changed. "Any developer that makes $1,000 from a BlackBerry 10 app submitted by January 23rd is eligible for a payout from RIM for up to $9,000."

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stephengillie 14y ago
Are there other restrictions? What's to stop someone from putting together something and putting it on the store for $1000, having a friend buy 1 copy (which makes $1000 in sales for your company), then split the $9000?
- ghshephard 14y ago
  They need to be certified by RIM ahead of time. This is a no lose situation for RIM. A) They only certify Apps that pass their arbitrary quality test. B) They don't have to market your apps initially. C) If you can get enough money from your likely already reasonably quality apps, then RIM can then market them in the store, and easily push you over the $10K line. Everybody comes out a winner. Very difficult to game, though.
  - chucknelson 14y ago
    "...then RIM can then market them in the store, and easily push you over the $10K line." I don't quite agree with the assumption that their app ecosystem will be popular enough to make this happen "easily". First let's see if BB 10 is released successfully...
    - ghshephard 14y ago
      Just have them as a featured app (or whatever Blackberry's version of that will be) for a few days - it would be pretty hard _not_ to be pushed over the $10K line. And, if a couple days as a featured App won't get you $10K, then RIM is dead, and this is all for naught anyways. An extra $10K for the 900-1000 developers they chose won't make a difference one way or another.
kevingibbon 14y ago
use an add network to bump your app to 1g revenue

by cryptoz 14y ago

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stephengillie 14y ago

Are there other restrictions? What's to stop someone from putting together something and putting it on the store for $1000, having a friend buy 1 copy (which makes $1000 in sales for your company), then split the $9000?

ghshephard 14y ago
They need to be certified by RIM ahead of time. This is a no lose situation for RIM. A) They only certify Apps that pass their arbitrary quality test. B) They don't have to market your apps initially. C) If you can get enough money from your likely already reasonably quality apps, then RIM can then market them in the store, and easily push you over the $10K line. Everybody comes out a winner. Very difficult to game, though.
- chucknelson 14y ago
  "...then RIM can then market them in the store, and easily push you over the $10K line." I don't quite agree with the assumption that their app ecosystem will be popular enough to make this happen "easily". First let's see if BB 10 is released successfully...
  - ghshephard 14y ago
    Just have them as a featured app (or whatever Blackberry's version of that will be) for a few days - it would be pretty hard _not_ to be pushed over the $10K line. And, if a couple days as a featured App won't get you $10K, then RIM is dead, and this is all for naught anyways. An extra $10K for the 900-1000 developers they chose won't make a difference one way or another.

kevingibbon 14y ago

use an add network to bump your app to 1g revenue