Probably super technical apps for specialized industries, where you're only expected to sell a few hundred copies or so.
Apple Announces App Store Changes, Including Expanded Pricing Up to $10,000
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Rookbird¥
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This is just dumb. There should be no apps that cost more then a couple hundred dollars. People are getting greedy and think people are stupid. I wanted to purchase a coloring app for my daughter that she liked but no you couldn’t just buy it. You had to subscribe. And the worse part is they want $9.99 a WEEK! That’s $520 a year!!! For a kids coloring app!!! And you can’t just buy an app anymore. Everyone wants you to subscribe. And you can’t just buy a game without having “in app” purchases. I’m getting close to the point of just dumping the whole eco system. No more apps, or games, or digital movies, or music, or subscriptions. I’m going to go back to buying hard copies of things I want.
vicviper789
macrumors 6502
Apple just tryna get their $3000/app
NO🇳🇴
macrumors member
Make it possible for organizations to purchase 50 photoshop licenses at once trough Apple Business essentials, in app. Or possibly lifetime scam VPN subscription (in app 9999$) 😄 "Future proofing The App Store"
NO🇳🇴
macrumors member
End of discussion.
LOL. Maybe the app would be the "key" to start one's BMW. $10,000 would be the subscription fee to run the car over a 1 year period. Buyer alert: $10k subscription fee does not come with pre-paid gas or electricity; you gotta supply that on your own. LOL.
I'm not sure I agree. When a family member developed aphasia due to ongoing illness, an oft-used app to help with aphasics cost over $200, as I recall. I wish I remember the name of that specialized app, but at that time some 10+ years ago came highly recommended as a communication tool for those with aphasia.
Update: Found it!! It's called Proloquo2Go by AssistiveWare. In the US store, it's currently listed as $249.99 with additional in-app purchase for "Gateway vocabulary" of $149.99. While we ended up not using assistive software, I can imagine what a godsend such apps can be. Specialized software like this does not come cheap especially when the cost of development is high and it is application not used by the general public but rather by a specialized population.
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Relevant haha
www.businessinsider.com
The $10,000 Apple Watch will stop getting major software updates from Apple starting this fall
When WatchOS 5 arrives this fall, it will only work with Apple Watch Series 1 or later. That means a group of users won't get the update: those who shelled out $10,000 for the gold Apple Watch Edition.
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macos9rules
macrumors 6502
I don’t see any legitimate reason to charge 10,000$ for an app. In my opinion, this can only lead to abuse.
Abazigal
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Hence the need to go through Apple for approval.
First thing I thought of as well 🤣
Haiku_Oezu
macrumors 6502a
I cannot understand why Apple doesn’t just let you type your price
I know doing it like this takes care of pricing in other currencies in a clean way but surely people in other countries will be fine with just paying the equivalent of the original price in their native currency?
I know doing it like this takes care of pricing in other currencies in a clean way but surely people in other countries will be fine with just paying the equivalent of the original price in their native currency?
compwiz1202
macrumors 604
Definitely need a setting to set a max limit without tons of approval and verification. I'm waiting for some kid getting $10k worth of Smurfberries