Read Job’s quote in the article, someone has to foot the bill to ensure the quality of Apps on the store. $100 a year seems reasonable to me for unlimited App screenings imho.
$100/year is peanuts. It’s a relatively token amount, designed to discourage “non-serious” players, like a minimum bet.
It certainly doesn’t make them money. It just helps to ensure that the people who do use their developer services are ones more likely to generate the revenue that does make them money.
This is something that Apple’s development community is known for. There’s fewer of them, but they do make money.
I’m not weighing in on the issue on either side. They each have quite valid arguments, and I’ll deal with whatever comes out of the scrum.
It certainly doesn’t make them money. It just helps to ensure that the people who do use their developer services are ones more likely to generate the revenue that does make them money.
This is something that Apple’s development community is known for. There’s fewer of them, but they do make money.
I’m not weighing in on the issue on either side. They each have quite valid arguments, and I’ll deal with whatever comes out of the scrum.