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That was when distribution was via physical media. People don't value bits on the wire the same way nor view "distribution" as a valuable function.
by mentat 12y ago
That was when distribution was via physical media. People don't value bits on the wire the same way nor view "distribution" as a valuable function.
- jordigh 12y agoThen is selling apps on app stores not profitable anymore? I was under the impression that it was.
- wmf 12y agoApp stores are profitable for a small number of UX experts. It's very hard for me to imagine many open source apps having good enough UX to survive the app store hunger games.
- prof_hobart 12y agoAssuming I'm reading this [1] right, the FSF seem to believe that Apple App Store (where the majority of mobile app profits are being made) isn't compatible with the GPL. [1] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store...
- jordigh 12y agoYou don't have to have the Apple store to have an app store. I believe Apple even lost in court the exclusive trademark rights to "app store".
- prof_hobart 12y agoYou don't, but as I pointed out this seems to be where the majority of app revenue still comes from. Cutting that out as an option makes it much more difficult to make much money from app development.