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by SmileyKeith 4957 days ago
Very interesting point, the major differences in philosophy between OS X & iOS vs Windows & Android. Although I think Android still leans more towards the Apple side of things.

It will be interesting to see how the Windows App store evolves on both Windows 8 and Windows phone. Because that percentage of apps being free definitely won't be extremely profitable for developers. Especially if that's what users grow to expect.

In the iOS app store people spend a lot of time talking about the race to the bottom and how 99 cent apps are detrimental to people trying to make livings as independent developers. Imagine how much more difficult it could be when the race was to free.