> I'm guessing they decided the increased value of their products from more smaller developers creating apps for the platform is greater than the lost revenue.
My guess is that creating apps for the App store is actually far less profitable than Apple wants us to believe. That is, unless you are a large publisher.
I'd really like to see the distribution here, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a huge income gap.
Everyone I personally know who _made bank_ from iPhone and Android apps over the past 11 years did so by being paid to make the apps for other people who thought they had a great idea for an app...
"In a gold rush, you don't get rich by digging for gold - you get rich by selling shovels"
My guess is that creating apps for the App store is actually far less profitable than Apple wants us to believe. That is, unless you are a large publisher.
I'd really like to see the distribution here, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a huge income gap.