[reaperducer]

People quickly forget that software was distributed on the web long before the App Store existed.

He's talking about when you used to have to pay $50 to $500 for software in a store, but the author was lucky to see $5-$10 of that.

[ethbr0]

True, but today is mostly certainly not 1998.

[x0x0]

And now Apple generously gives you up to 85% of $1 to $5!

[grumple]

What do you mean? Microsoft was certainly seeing more than 5-10$ per product sold.