The huge success of an AppStore failure
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The huge success of an AppStore failure
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Re: The huge success of an AppStore failure
#2I guess the AppStore hasn't quite made 99cents seem like nothing. Users still don't want to pay for anything, no matter how small the cost may seem.
Shouldn't most if not all iOS developers already know about jailbreaking/Installous? If your revenue stream is 100% hinging on selling the app (as opposed to in-app purchases or ads), then shouldn't you be cognisant of the piracy issue associated with a jailbroken iOS device and not naive enough to think that every copy of your app will be obtained legally?
I do think it's a shame that companies put a lot into creating a premium app for the AppStore, which gets pirated and downloaded for free. But I don't really see an end to this for the foreseeable future. Apple has already tried to make jailbreaking illegal, but it failed to do so.
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#3I guess the AppStore hasn't quite made 99cents seem like nothing. Users still don't want to pay for anything, no matter how small the cost may seem. Shouldn't most if not all iOS developers already know about jailbreaking/Installous? If your revenue stream is 100% hinging on selling the app (as opposed to in-app purchases or ads), then shouldn't you be cognisant of the piracy issue associated with a jailbroken iOS de…
Do pirates matter? I don't think they'd have bought the game if they couldn't get it illegally, although I guess one could argue that converting even a fraction of them counts.
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#4"Apple has yet to reciprocate our devotion to them."
What fantasy world are they living in?
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#5The lesson here is to know at least a little bit about the market before you develop for it. The only people surprised here are the developers... and that screams of being green.
After working with musicians for years, I've watched firsthand as they wait anxiously for their albums to appear on what.cd. It's a compliment. It's the best thing you can have happen. Because just like in the app store, you don't make money from selling your product. You make money from the opportunities it provides for you. Sometimes that means ads or getting hired to work for someone else... it doesn't matter. If your product is how you plan to get rich, you must be blind to the market.
Re: The huge success of an AppStore failure
#6The lesson here is to know at least a little bit about the market before you develop for it. The only people surprised here are the developers... and that screams of being green. After working with musicians for years, I've watched firsthand as they wait anxiously for their albums to appear on what.cd. It's a compliment. It's the best thing you can have happen. Because just like in the app store, you don't make money…
Also, I'm surprised this made it to the front page again. I didn't notice any changes since it was posted last month.
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#7Interestingly, the app store will still update pirated apps - purchasing them in the process (without warning). If it were my app I would release a few updates and see if snagged you any additional sales. Would make an interesting follow-up article.
P.S No doubt this is a deliberate move by Apple.
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#82 things;
- Apple would love to not getting jailbreaked, it's bad for them as well, yet it's not like they have a magic wand, I guess they do their best on this. It's quite pointless to blame Apple for that. AFAIK best track record is owned by Sony PS3 on this subject.
- Tons of people download pirated apps because they are getting it for free, they would never pay for them anyway.
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#9I guess the AppStore hasn't quite made 99cents seem like nothing. Users still don't want to pay for anything, no matter how small the cost may seem. Shouldn't most if not all iOS developers already know about jailbreaking/Installous? If your revenue stream is 100% hinging on selling the app (as opposed to in-app purchases or ads), then shouldn't you be cognisant of the piracy issue associated with a jailbroken iOS de…
The only solution seems to be to write apps with an essential server-side component. It's pathetic that $0.99 is till too much for the cheapskates of the world to pay for somebody else's hard work.
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#102 things; - Apple would love to not getting jailbreaked, it's bad for them as well, yet it's not like they have a magic wand, I guess they do their best on this. It's quite pointless to blame Apple for that. AFAIK best track record is owned by Sony PS3 on this subject. - Tons of people download pirated apps because they are getting it for free, they would never pay for them anyway.
I hear argument #2 a lot but I'm not sure it's true. I'm more familiar with the world of commercial audio plugin development, where developers have been able to directly correlate big drops in sales with the first appearance of cracked versions of their software.