I think this is getting to the crux of the problem. iPhone/iPad development is sharecropping. There's money to be made in sharecropping, but you should never invest a lot as the rug can be pulled out from under your feet at any time.
On Apr 18, 3:36 am, Jess Holle <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/17/2010 8:39 AM, Karsten Silz wrote:> Second one: Only Apple makes money > selling apps, not developers. Do I > > really need to wave stories like this iPhone game company making $1 > > million monthly in front of you > > Sure, there's money to be made on the iPhone/iPad platform as a > developer -- as long as Apple likes their 30% cut more than they dislike > the substance/image of you or your application. If they feel you might > be in any way a competitor to them or a partner, you might cause > controversy, or they just don't like you that day they can reject your > application before it gets to market or any time thereafter -- after > you've fully developed it. You make money only as long as it pleases Apple. > > Apple has every legal right to do this, but this application development > model is really sick -- it treats developers as sharecroppers and should > be shunned. > > -- > Jess Holle > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
