[hackerboos]

Relative to the Android price. It seems unfair for iOS users to pay for development of the platform across all platforms.

[spobo]

The problem on Android is that a lot of countries still don't support payments for apps. In other words, on android you still can't use paid apps. You're limited to the free apps. That's one point where Apple really shines thanks to their already existing infrastructure for iTunes. I also think that's one of the reasons why devs flocked to iOS development in the first place. Millions of active accounts with valid creditcards attached to it is a tempting thing :p

[mikeash]

Funny how people get up in arms about price differences like this, yet nobody ever suggests that the price of the cheaper one should be raised to remedy the situation.

Would the iOS price suddenly not be "ridiculous" if they charged $25 for the Android version too?

[hackerboos]

No, but why not go halfway? Lower the iOS price to half and raise the Android price to the same as iOS.

[mikeash]

Why go halfway? $25 seems like a decent price for this.