Developers chime in on the implications of the Mac App Store:
Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba, a developer of Mac audio software, expressed some reservations about the terms. "Thirty percent isn't particularly reasonable, but it's not unexpected either," he said in an e-mail. "For access to almost 50 million Mac users, with just a couple clicks, it's at least in the ballpark. That said, with direct downloads, most developers pay 3-10% in credit card fees and processing. 30% is quite a bit more, and for what exactly?" At the moment, Rogue Amoeba is waiting to see how the Mac App Store is received. "It's certainly something we're looking at, but the restrictions and guidelines they've published are onerous at best," said Kafasis. Ambrosia Software president Andrew Welch voiced similar concerns. "Ambrosia is certainly interested in the idea of a centralized Mac application store," he said in an e-mail. "However the restrictions imposed by Apple on the applications may make it impossible for a number of our applications to be submitted." <http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227900419> -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
