Comments on: Wondering about the App Store for the Mac http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/ Thoughts about Apple and design Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:14:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Blackburn http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-9120 John Blackburn Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:08:34 +0000 http://watchingapple.com/?p=415#comment-9120 Martin, the App Store does a lot more than traditional processors. Being associated with the Apple brand, even tangentially as offered by the App Store, merits a premium in addition to the usual fulfillment fees. 30% might be high, but 10% seems too low. Martin, the App Store does a lot more than traditional processors. Being associated with the Apple brand, even tangentially as offered by the App Store, merits a premium in addition to the usual fulfillment fees. 30% might be high, but 10% seems too low.

]]> By: Martin Pilkington http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-9114 Martin Pilkington Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:29:23 +0000 http://watchingapple.com/?p=415#comment-9114 It would be useful to have but it wouldn't work as the primary revenue channel. By doing so they could kill off maybe 5-10% of the apps on the platform that they don't like, such as those that do some sort of tinkering with the OS. There's also the issue that the App Store is far from perfect. If they were to do it for the Mac they'd want to get it working fully for the iPhone first. Then you'd have the issue of Apple's cut. 30% works on the iPhone as it's less than what others out there take for mobile apps. However, when you can sell an app and have around 95% profit after the processor has taken their share and you've paid for hosting then Apple couldn't really charge more than 10%. It would be useful to have but it wouldn’t work as the primary revenue channel. By doing so they could kill off maybe 5-10% of the apps on the platform that they don’t like, such as those that do some sort of tinkering with the OS.

There’s also the issue that the App Store is far from perfect. If they were to do it for the Mac they’d want to get it working fully for the iPhone first. Then you’d have the issue of Apple’s cut. 30% works on the iPhone as it’s less than what others out there take for mobile apps. However, when you can sell an app and have around 95% profit after the processor has taken their share and you’ve paid for hosting then Apple couldn’t really charge more than 10%.

]]> By: Tedious http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-9088 Tedious Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:22:01 +0000 http://watchingapple.com/?p=415#comment-9088 Super Money Ball is a given. Super Money Ball is a given.

]]> By: Blackberrybeard http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-9047 Blackberrybeard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:15:31 +0000 http://watchingapple.com/?p=415#comment-9047 Is Snood available yet? It's the best. Is Snood available yet? It’s the best.

]]> By: Sean http://watchingapple.com/2008/07/wondering-about-the-app-store-for-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-9006 Sean Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:25:49 +0000 http://watchingapple.com/?p=415#comment-9006 You don't know what you're missing with Crash Bandicoot, man... You don’t know what you’re missing with Crash Bandicoot, man…

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