3 ms·
The problem is the market has been poisoned by years of unsustainably cheap prices. Users have been trained to expect that apps are free, or, at most a dollar.
by cageface 12y ago
The problem is the market has been poisoned by years of unsustainably cheap prices. Users have been trained to expect that apps are free, or, at most a dollar. An app priced above $5 will inevitably invite outraged accusations of greed. Many users still believe that the typical app developer is raking in the cash because they read about Flappy Bird.
Apple made some very short-sighted decisions in the design of the app store that are going to haunt them for years to come. They need developers to write the apps that make their devices real productivity tools but they've cut the legs out from under those businesses before they could grow with their stupid policies.
- acdha 12y agoCould not agree more – I've lost track of how many times one of iOS/Android developers I follow on Twitter has mentioned getting a nasty email, tweet or 1 star review because they had the audacity to charge more than $.99 for an app, even if it's targeted at business users who benefit professionally from using it.
- tmjackson 12y ago> make their devices real productivity tools I don't see this ever happening on mobile or tablet. No one is going to sit there and create a spreadsheet on a smartphone, no matter how big the screen size is. Once you have email, a PDF viewer, and a spreadsheet viewer (already available), what more could you possibly need? Apple's pricing is right. It's uncomfortable to sit and stare at a tablet or smartphone for hours at a time, nevermind interacting with it (no matter how good swipe is, it will never replace a keyboard+mouse or a game controller).