[rokhayakebe]

App stores should try charging people $100/year after the first year an app is in the store.

Or the reverse, pay $100 to pull your app from the store after its first year.

[nostrademons]

I believe Apple does do this - it's $99/year to become an Apple Developer, and I think you need to be an Apple Developer to have an app in the app store.

[clarky07]

It is $99/year to have apps in the App Store, but it is per developer account and not per app.

I almost think devs would be better off if it was per app. At least any devs planning to make a living off the store. It would cut down on a lot of the crappy spammy apps out there.

[detaro]

It would also kill the one-off hobby stuff with which many, especially teens, get their taste for (app) development, which would be a high price to pay. Without a secondary path to distribute apps I think it would be a bad idea.