| Reasons iPhone apps may not be as abundant as one might think |
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| Written by Tony Korologos | |
| Monday, 10 March 2008 | |
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The iPhone SDK (what you need to develop) is now available. You'd think there'll be a flood of apps on the horizon for the iPhone. But a few "Microsoftesque" problems may prevent many small or individual developers from releasing iPhone apps. $99 Fee iPhone developers who want to test their programs on their iPhone and sell them on the App Store must pay a fee of $99 to enroll in the iPhone Developer program. Only at the App Store Apple will only be allowing purchase or download of iPhone apps from their App Store. Downloading from other web sources will not be allowed. 30% for Apple Now that the only place you can download iPhone apps will be the App Store, Apple has a full monopoly on the sales (just what it's always wanted in every market it has entered). With that monopoly they'll be requiring a hefty 30% cut on sales. So if you sell your iPhone app for $100, Apple gets $30. |
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