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Apple Announces Major App Store Changes Including New Subscription Terms and Search Ads
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Yes, but Apple will get ongoing revenue every year from the subscription renewal. That's as opposed to how it is today where if I buy an app for $9.99, Apple gets their 30% cut; but if I don't give that developer another dime for the next three years, Apple doesn't get anything else either.
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Make no mistake...Apple will ultimately make more money from apps that go to the subscription model even though their annual cut will go from 30% to 15% after the first year. Apple wouldn't have agreed to making this change if they didn't crunch the numbers and conclude that they will stand to make more money than they do today. Apple is not doing this because they want to be "friendly" to their end-users no matter what Schiller says. They're doing it because they and their developers want more consistent revenue streams. Period.
I wouldn't worry too much about subscriptions. Where it's going to be a problem is with the lifestyle, reference, health, and news apps which are targeted to the mass market. Productivity apps will most likely switch to patronage models which are more flexible for both the developer and user. It's not like these developers didn't see that huge TextExpander backlash, made primarily by their same customers after all.
As a developer I would like to provide 3 options to my customers; 1) annual subscription for ad free, 2) free with ads, 3) upgrades to new versions or functionality. Hopefully some or all of this is coming.
Then you clearly have no idea what all Eddy Cue has done for Apple. His only problem was being saddled with too much.
NOOOOOOOOoooooo......
No subscriptions please. Phil don't do a Microsoft. This is bad. I like to pay once and be done, so do a lot of people. I won't pay MS for Office because of the subscription approach. I won't do Apple Music and if they kill the download, I won't do itunes either. Any developer that reads this, charge for you app (what is reasonable) and if it really costs to improve, charge for a new major version. But subscription based apps will never be part of my world and I doubt I am alone in this statement.
No subscriptions please. Phil don't do a Microsoft. This is bad. I like to pay once and be done, so do a lot of people. I won't pay MS for Office because of the subscription approach. I won't do Apple Music and if they kill the download, I won't do itunes either. Any developer that reads this, charge for you app (what is reasonable) and if it really costs to improve, charge for a new major version. But subscription based apps will never be part of my world and I doubt I am alone in this statement.
Well now, history tells use the last introduction was focused on green, recycling, and all that political correctness. Well see what Apple thinks is important this time, but my guess is that we see a bunch of Meh, or more stuff that indicates that Apple has lost touch with small developers. For certain we'll see another round of security improvements, they won that battle, for now. But otherwise I have no faith. Hopefully, i am wrong.
The App Store definitely needs some improvements but adding adverts won't help (well I don't think they will, anyway).
This is the bloated Microsoft office model. Some Apps don't need a lot of new features to be useful, but they do need to be updated every year to keep up with Apple's changes.
No kidding. I want FEWER subscriptions, not more. The last thing I want is Apple encouraging the stinking model.
I can understand that. If its an app I will rarely use, I generally won't waste money buying it in the first place. Trying to de-clutter my phone anyways.
I don't see why people are so against there being the option of a subscription. If you don't like them, don't use them.
The summary did say it was an auction style of how ads will be sold. Doesn't make sense for Apple to accept less money from indie developers when the big guys like MS and google and Adobe have an advertising budget.
Subscription pricing is great. Pay a small amount per month. See if the App "sticks", keep paying if it does, delete and stop if it doesn't. It is a fair pricing. The folks who really like the app pay the most for it but they are also the ones getting the biggest benefit. The folks who don't like it too much pay very little. So we have payment and usage aligning. The developers actually find a way to make money and they keep supporting their apps (in fact old apps with loyal customers become even more valuable than new apps). So consumers get better apps from more developers and their favorite apps become better supported.
I bet we are going to see subscription pricing at price points per month of something like $1. It will basically mean that even good pro apps can be tried out with full features for basically free.
I bet we are going to see subscription pricing at price points per month of something like $1. It will basically mean that even good pro apps can be tried out with full features for basically free.
This doesnt sound like it will benefit me in any way.
And it will annoy the crap out of me because I am completely f@cking sick of Ads
And it will annoy the crap out of me because I am completely f@cking sick of Ads
I don't know. The stuff under his umbrella has all stagnated.
There is so much easy low hanging fruit that is just sitting there which would make the Apple stores (iBooks, iTunes) better.
For example, why can't I get a push notification when an item on my wish list goes on sale? That's one thing and there are tons of small things like that. Which never get added or never get fixed if they are bugs. iTunes and all it's various counterparts on iOS has been left to sit and get dust.
And if that is not enough then you have that Apple Music debacle. Which was a mess in all aspects. From the software to that presentation. A presentation so horrible that it probably made Steve Jobs turn in his grave.
I might be the minority, but I stay with Apple also (yes not only) because I invested money and I already have a good app library, if they turned to subscription, the minute I stop paying is the minute I don't have them anymore, hence making the "switch" to another platform a lot easier than it is now.
I am not leaving iOS or the Mac because it would mean re-purchase most of my stuff, this subscription model is more dangerous to Apple than they think!
I am not leaving iOS or the Mac because it would mean re-purchase most of my stuff, this subscription model is more dangerous to Apple than they think!
I really look forward to pay a few hundred bucks a year to keep my iOS apps working..
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