> Apple doesn’t want you use your computer to control an
> Arduino, write custom printer drivers, run a game server
> or control your house lights.
Are you serious? How does creating an App Store (that is only suited for certain types of consumer-oriented software) imply that Apple doesn't want you to do any of these things? What?
> Your computer will also cost a lot more because you’re a
> professional. So Apple can bump up the profit margin that
> it once lost because of the commodification of fast computers.
Yeah, cause Apple is really interested in bumping up its profit margin on the 1% of Mac users that write Mac software, instead of the 99% of Mac users that consume it.
> So now, as a developer, if you want to sell your software
> it better be in the AppStore. If not, Mom will never find
> it and Mom wouldn’t trust it if she did.
How is that any different from the current situation? As a Mac developer if you want to sell software right now, you have to handle everything yourself.
A Mac App Store (which is entirely optional to participate in) gives you increased visibility, a massive audience, and takes care of the pesky payment details for you. Is that worth a 30% cut to most developers? We'll see. (I suspect the answer is going to be yes.)
A Mac App Store (which is entirely optional to participate in) gives you increased visibility, a massive audience, and takes care of the pesky payment details for you. Is that worth a 30% cut to most developers? We'll see. (I suspect the answer is going to be yes.)