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Apple’s subscription system: A mess

February 17, 2011

From ‘Apple Just Fd Over Online Music Subs’ | paidContent: “Music and video services do not have a 30 percent margin to give away to Apple NSDQ: AAPL. It means you’ll see them exit the market on iOS devices, paving the way for Apple’s own iTunes streaming.” Does the subscription system include music content? No [...]

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Apple denies content purchasing change, confirms content purchasing change

February 1, 2011

Apple’s Trudy Muller, talking to John Paczkowski: “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,” But wait… “We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same option is also available to customers from within the app with in-app purchase.” (my emphasis) [...]

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Is it time for Apple to open up the App Store model?

February 26, 2010

I don’t often link to Daring Fireball, basically because I assume that you’re all reading it anyway. But in his post on Tits and Apps, John perfectly summarises the challenge that faces Apple in maintaining its mindshare with mobile developers: Apple sees the App Store as an aspect of its brand. Developers see the App [...]

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The App Store and Macworld – Malice or stupidity?

November 3, 2009

There are two possible explanations for Apple’s rejection of Macworld’s app about the iPhone on the grounds that, erm, it mentions iPhone: Reason 1: Malice Apple rules the app store with a rod of iron. It has rejected the app because it really, truly wants to “protect its trademarks” and will punish those that fail [...]

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The One Million Application Store

October 28, 2009

The iPhone App Store is now over the 90,000 mark, and marching inexorably towards 100,000. Responding to my and Scoble’s posts on the App Store numbers, John highlights the fact that I think I alluded to in my post: That the position is very similar to the old world of Mac vs PC from the [...]

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Daring Fireball on Apple’s Culture of Secrecy

August 3, 2009

Daring Fireball: “Thoughtful criticism. I agree with Anil that Apple has an institutional problem, but I disagree over what it is. I believe that it truly is beneficial for Apple to maintain secrecy regarding future products. The problem is that Apple is secretive about everything — not only does Apple not talk about what they’re [...]

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Who’s the publisher in the App Store model?

June 12, 2009

Pointing to an interview with the creators of Zen Bound, the inestimable Mr Gruber reckons that: “The App Store lets creators, rather than publishers, reap the rewards. This whole interview is just terrific.” Except for one thing: in the App Store model, Apple takes the role of the publisher, in exchange for 30% of revenue.

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