Several Top Apps Go Free Ahead of App Store's Fifth Anniversary [Updated]

[FloatingBones]

Probably doesn't have anything to do with the litigation. It would be kind of shocking if Apple disclosed these terms or didn't prohibit the developers from doing them same. For competitive reasons alone.

I don't think you understand: litigation is a major way that these companies compete with each other. Keeping any details confidential is a good way to minimize the odds that those details will be part of any litigation.

I don't honestly believe the iBookstore complaint/litigation had anything to do with the bottom line for the publishers or the authors. In the long run, I think that Apple's deals would have been good for the publishers. The same Touch Press recently noted on their FB page why they haven't published for the Android market yet:

We are keeping a close eye on the Android market and have no philosophical objections to developing for this platform. Touch Press titles demand very high performance from the CPU and graphics system and many Android devices may struggle to cope. Then we have concerns about the hardware inconsistency between devices. Finally there is Amazon's publishing contract for Kindle apps, which gives them the unilateral right to drop the price. That is a difficult thing to accept for an independent publisher striving to create a sustainable market for very high quality titles at a fair price.

Are the booksellers really better off with Amazon's model?

 

[needfx]

I hope iWork goes free. That'd make my day.

your wish may come true

https://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/09/ios-7-beta-suggests-iwork-ilife-ios-apps-may-soon-be-free/