Comment by simultsop

Comment by simultsop 2 days ago

In the very end. It all boils down to who got the developers on platform for free. ( From Apple's context, while devs cost a lot, they just marketed well and even made them pay something to list apps )

willvarfar 2 days ago

Can you elaborate?

My memory is that Apple _charged_ developers to make apps :)

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mitjam 2 days ago

To publish something on a feature phone was much more costly, including five-figure quality approvals. The App Store was a true revolution and probably needed new players that were not as entrenched with carriers like Nokia, and Siemens.

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- simultsop a day ago
  
  Interesting. Nowdays people put more money to lure devs to their platforms.
  
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KeplerBoy 2 days ago

They still charge those 99$ a year, don't they?

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- simultsop 2 days ago
  
  I think so. But I meant no work contracts and lots of employees.
  
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simultsop 2 days ago

Imagine Apple even got paid by developers and not pay them

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