I've thought for a while that the Apple app store has become very problematic for independent software developers. Somehow the consumer expectation for the reas

I've thought for a while that the Apple app store has become very problematic for independent software developers. Somehow the consumer expectation for the reasonable price of an app has been driven below $2 no matter how much utility it provides. I hear people regularly complaining when apps they will use for hundreds of hours cost more than $3. Or bitching because the developer of such an app did not reply to their email (when the time spent answering such an email might be $5 - $10 based on a reasonable wage for the developer). We have major hit games that would have cost $50 on a console or PC coming out for $3 - $5 on phones and tablets. The prices to me are just not sustainable. At the moment, the excitement and opportunity of working in the mobile software industry is still driving developers to be willing to ship things way under cost just to develop their skills, gain a foothold and to participate in something they enjoy. But this can't last forever, and I'm not sure how it is going to correct itself.