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iOS is fundamentally a business, it's within their rights to do as they please. It makes sense to make the most profit and that probably means moving from small

by djt 14y ago

iOS is fundamentally a business, it's within their rights to do as they please. It makes sense to make the most profit and that probably means moving from small iDev businesses to large ones (ie SEGA etc) that are happy to spend a lot of money pushing their apps. I agree with you though and I think the hackers will move elsewhere. Im excited to see if people move across to android etc for exactly this reason. iOS will taper off eventually but Apple will milk every cent before that happens.

flyinRyan 14y ago
Why would a developer move to Android? Even today it's harder to get sales on Android. I would expect devs to move to the web or possibly make a bet on one of the other platforms.
- djt 14y ago
  I'm saying that eventually Android and other platforms will grow to match or exceed the spends of iOS customers. If it were me doing it now, I would develop for iOS because thats where the money is at the moment. Having said that, you need to deal with the hoops that this developer is talking about. To my mind that is just part of doing business though.
  - pretoriusB 14y ago
    >I'm saying that eventually Android and other platforms will grow to match or exceed the spends of iOS customers. Android playing with low margins has so far just resulted in it wining a huge share of the demographic that doesn't buy many apps and don't much care for smartphones anyway. The App Store can probably be more profitable than Android apps even with 1/10 the users -- as long as those are the right users. Not sure. It's been thirty years since the "desktop PC" market and Apple still commands the majority of the profits from personal computers sold. (Lots of techies and tinkerers also choose Android for it being more "open", but those are an insignificant minority that doesn't mean anything money wise).

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iOS is fundamentally a business, it's within their rights to do as they please. It makes sense to make the most profit and that probably means moving from small

by djt 14y ago

flyinRyan 14y ago
Why would a developer move to Android? Even today it's harder to get sales on Android. I would expect devs to move to the web or possibly make a bet on one of the other platforms.
- djt 14y ago
  I'm saying that eventually Android and other platforms will grow to match or exceed the spends of iOS customers. If it were me doing it now, I would develop for iOS because thats where the money is at the moment. Having said that, you need to deal with the hoops that this developer is talking about. To my mind that is just part of doing business though.
  - pretoriusB 14y ago
    >I'm saying that eventually Android and other platforms will grow to match or exceed the spends of iOS customers. Android playing with low margins has so far just resulted in it wining a huge share of the demographic that doesn't buy many apps and don't much care for smartphones anyway. The App Store can probably be more profitable than Android apps even with 1/10 the users -- as long as those are the right users. Not sure. It's been thirty years since the "desktop PC" market and Apple still commands the majority of the profits from personal computers sold. (Lots of techies and tinkerers also choose Android for it being more "open", but those are an insignificant minority that doesn't mean anything money wise).