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The problem with this analysis is that it assumes Apple has a strong influence over the price of apps. Sure there may have a subtle weighting for free apps in t
by 10dpd 14y ago
The problem with this analysis is that it assumes Apple has a strong influence over the price of apps. Sure there may have a subtle weighting for free apps in their search algorithm, but this is different to sorting apps based on price.
At the end if the day, if an app isn't free, it's down to the App developer community to set the price as a collective. However it only takes one rouge developer to trigger a "race to the bottom". In my opinion, it is developers who have created low prices on the App Store, not Apple!
- jiggy2011 14y agoTrue, somebody can always just clone your app and charge 1/2 the price. OTOH if you can create something that is non-trivial to clone with advanced functionality then you can probably justify a higher price for longer. I just feel that apps with advanced functionality don't often get used on phones.
- andreg 14y agoI think there are some ways Apple influences the price of apps. Just to name a few: - by their search algorithm - which kind of apps they promote - how they price their own apps (look at the price of Mac OS X) - by disallowing payed upgrades - by their price floor