Well I imagine if you used it much you’d know just how rife it is with scam apps, copyright infringement, etc and has been for years. The moderation of the platform has been abysmal for some time.
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Apple Begins Paying Developers After Reaching $100 Million App Store Settlement
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Ok. That’s information I didn’t know. My understanding was that they charged entire a 30% commission.
This issue here is about Apple's approximately 55% share of the mobile OS market in the U.S. tied with Apple's app store, sideloading, etc. restrictions. This means as a mobile app developer, if you want to tap into that significant portion of the mobile OS market you basically have no choice but the App Store.
A game developer looking to sell a product for PlayStation has several store options, a game developer looking to sell a product for Xbox has several store options, etc.
This is patently naive thought that you can determine the inner most morals of your employees.
Gee, some people are so brazen to publish how they received "undeserved" settlement money, when it's perfectly legitimate. Regardless of whether you feel you deserve such settlement claims or not, you are entitled to it because you were forced to agree to the company's invasive policies of the time (at least on paper).
It's just a bit weird to publicise in the first place that you're receiving money "illegitimately"… It's uncomfortable to read, especially in the context that the reason for the settlement money is because more than a few people were basically harassed from the bag checks.
That’s typically how a lawsuit works, lawyer gets a third. Nothing ironic in anyway about this.
That's not the point. Comfortable relationships are built on trust, and this is especially true of workplace relationships. If you feel like your boss can't trust you, a stressful feeling to endure every day at work, probably you would prefer to work somewhere else. I believe a sense of distrust leads to less communication of needs or ideas.
Ultimately, companies that actively distrust their employees will suffer from a less motivated, more stressed and less communicative work environment. I believe Apple suffered more than just financially in this regard.
It seems payments started yesterday. I got mine right after the article showed up on MacRumors. The payment goes to your PayPal account.
Check the definition of “steal,” you’ll find that the way you define it, ever company is stealing in some way.
Are we saying that at some point the cost to run the store should be the "only" cost past on to the developer?
We do understand that there is a "return" on investment. If you're a share holder are you hoping Apple makes its money back and then stops making any further profits? I don't expect it to be a very good investment of your money if that was the case.
I've been on the platform (iPhone with a store) since the 3G phone. I've yet to have a scam or anything negative from using the store. I admit. I don't exactly go digging into the AppStore for anything other than I "need". I've had apps no longer available over time, but that's about it.
Advertising. Maybe it costs Apple nothing to do that for apps, but it would cost me lots. So I let them charge me 30%, and the simple exposure of my apps in their App store far more than doubled my app revenue. That 30% increased money in both Apple's and my pockets. Good deal all around. Of course, 15% is an even better deal for me. But I don't expect anyone to market my apps for free.
Thanks. Appreciate the info. I hope I get mine sometime in the next week then.
The issue isn’t the fee, the issue is that they’re forced to pay Apple and can’t go elsewhere even if they wanted
They also can’t sell or distribute the apps on their own either… some would say Apple has a monopoly over app distribution and the associated fees
I got about 4x more than what was estimated for me as the minimum payout
Check your PayPal/Venmo accounts if you haven’t… I was expecting a check in the mail honestly
That's true. If you develop a Playstation or XBox game... you have multiple places to sell: the platform's digital store, or retail stores like Target, Walmart, or GameStop, or you can sell a disc online at Amazon, etc.
And yes... the only way to sell an iOS app is to use Apple's App Store and pay Apple's fees.
BUT... don't Sony and Microsoft charge a royalty fee on every game sold... regardless of where the game is sold? I thought they did.
If so... then you could say these video game platform are demanding a similar kind of fee as Apple.
I'm finding it hard to believe that Sony or Microsoft say: "Oh you're selling your game at Target? That's cool... we won't charge you any royalty fees then..."
not to mention the cost of logistics, storage, printing, boxes, floor space, licensing fees for every platform, wages, merchant fees, bandwidth, servers, office space it costs a lot more than some of these people think the app store is a bargainThat's true. If you develop a Playstation or XBox game... you have multiple places to sell: the platform's digital store, or retail stores like Target, Walmart, or GameStop, or you can sell a disc online at Amazon, etc.
And yes... the only way to sell an iOS app is to use Apple's App Store and pay Apple's fees.
BUT... don't Sony and Microsoft charge a royalty fee on every game sold... regardless of where the game is sold? I thought they did.
If so... then you could say these video game platform are demanding a similar kind of fee as Apple.
I'm finding it hard to believe that Sony or Microsoft say: "Oh you're selling your game at Target? That's cool... we won't charge you any royalty fees then..."
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