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Here's a thought: What is the average number of published apps per developer? If we assume 10 (very high), at $100/year, that's $1,000,000 for just one year.
by snprbob86 17y ago
Here's a thought:
What is the average number of published apps per developer?
If we assume 10 (very high), at $100/year, that's $1,000,000 for just one year.
More realistically, developers are producing one or maybe a couple apps. Many people have also released 0, simply paying the $100 for the right to play with it. Let's say the lowest is 1 app per developer. That's $10,000,000.
So Apple is making somewhere between $1M and $10M in subscriptions before considering renewals or royalties.
- tedunangst 17y agoHow many app reviewers does Apple have? Probably more than 10, so right there goes $1M out the window. iPhone dev subscriptions is probably the least profitable of all Apple "products".
- Xixi 17y agoTo begin with, I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone dev subscription was there simply to lower the number of apps to review, and hence the number of app reviewers needed.
- snprbob86 17y agoThe $ is much more likely to guarantee you have a credit card number and address. Just in case someone does something unscrupulous.