Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoDon't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Storebgr.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down127
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkDon't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Storebgr.comLee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-square@cooopsspacelinkEnglish3•5 months agoThe whole point of this exercise was that a bigger cut of the app revenue goes to the developers though. You know, since the phone manufacturer and payment provider actually doesn’t do any of the development work on the app…
minus-square@maxFapper@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoNo, but they do gate keep what can/can’t be installed on their phone quite aggressively. That’s why there isn’t a single torrent client for iOS, for example.
The whole point of this exercise was that a bigger cut of the app revenue goes to the developers though.
You know, since the phone manufacturer and payment provider actually doesn’t do any of the development work on the app…
No, but they do gate keep what can/can’t be installed on their phone quite aggressively.
That’s why there isn’t a single torrent client for iOS, for example.