Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDon't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Storebgr.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down125
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkDon't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Storebgr.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarecooopsspace@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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-squaremaxFapper@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.