When the new apps come out...

[YourNameHere]

When the the apps that 3rd party developers make come out where do you think they will be sold. Itunes??

 

[rablat]

I think yes. They will be sod thru iTunes

 

[bitslap47]

I wonder if they will allow free offerings as well... i would hope so, right?

 

[Small White Car]

I wonder if they will allow free offerings as well... i would hope so, right?

I expect so. They'll still go through the iTunes system so that Apple can keep track of what's going on the phones.

Just like paid music and free podcasts coexist on the iTunes store right now.

 

[nickspohn]

I think most will be free. It's kinda silly to charge for things like an iChat client or even just a standard AIM client.

Same with games that people make, not apple.

 

[question fear]

When the the apps that 3rd party developers make come out where do you think they will be sold. Itunes??

The new apps wont actually go onto the iphone. they get installed through a mind meld to the brain by steve jobs himself. when you look at your iphone the app will project onto the screen.

 

[chr1s60]

I think most will be free. It's kinda silly to charge for things like an iChat client or even just a standard AIM client.

Same with games that people make, not apple.

I am sure that there will be some free ones, but I wouldn't expect most to be free. Things like games and other productivity programs will be something you have to pay for. It is ridiculous to think that developers will spend many hours developing something like that and not charge for it, especially when there is already a very large 3rd party market for other phones.

 

[skeen]

I'd at least hope the already created Installer.app apps will be ported.

 

[nickspohn]

I am sure that there will be some free ones, but I wouldn't expect most to be free. Things like games and other productivity programs will be something you have to pay for. It is ridiculous to think that developers will spend many hours developing something like that and not charge for it, especially when there is already a very large 3rd party market for other phones.

installer.app is free

95% of webapps are free.

 

[Telp]

I think most will be free. It's kinda silly to charge for things like an iChat client or even just a standard AIM client.

Same with games that people make, not apple.

This is true. I dont see how they can sell apps when installer.app willl always (we hope) be free. I dont have a hacked iphone, im waiting for the SDK, but if they are going to make me pay for everything, i might hack mine.

 

[kdarling]

Absolutely Apple could/would charge for currently free apps. Heck just look at them making you buy the music twice for a ringtone thing... anything for a buck.

And really, the authors of the free apps would be insane not to go for even 50 cents per person ($1 shared with Apple). With a million and half iphones out there, they could become rich overnight.