The likelihood of the bodycount being lower is very high. Look at news from China today where a guy went on a mass stabbing spree - some 22 people were stabbed. But no one died.
It's not easy to go around stabbing dozens of people. Ergo more preferable. Why make a killer's job easy?
It takes at least some effort and knowledge to build a pipe bomb that actually works. None whatsoever to shoot. Ergo, the latter will occur more often and the former less often.
Making a bomb and detonating it requires at least some effort on the part of the crazy. Pressing a trigger of a gun you just bought off a shelf...doesn't.
I looked through my comments and couldn't find any place where I claimed that Google was making a profit off the $25. They make profits alright - they're a business too. So their model is equally valid - and better for everyone since they have to pay less.
And about providing the same service...it's a judgment call, but I don't think it costs Apple nearly as much as $99 a year to check an app for malware. If you really want to go into this, they should may be charge a one time $ fee for each app to cover this cost of checking.
And don't forget 30% of your revenue in addition to that. I can understand you paying the fee if you think it's worth it. I can't understand you being happy about it when they're clearly over charging you.
Who doesn't want lower prices? Like I said, you (and the rest of the iOS developer community) should be hounding Apple to lower their fees. It's perfectly understandable if you say "You know, I pay the $99 because it's a net positive for me. But man it sucks!"
But you're not. And I just...can't...understand why.
That kind of talk is just as good as saying "I hate the action but in this case I'll let it slide because the victim of the action essentially started the whole thing."
Google is a business as much as Apple is. They both seek profit. Yet one charges $25 once, the other extorts $99 a year...forever.
If you're trying to show that a one time fee of $25 is not enough, what about going the other way to show that $99 a year is outrageously expensive? Given the scale at which Apple is operating, it should be costing pennies a year to store - remember not all developers see huge downloads. Those who are not successful more than compensate for the additional burden of the others.
And you're actually trying to justify the latter...based on what? In which world did people suddenly start preferring expensive stuff over cheap stuff for the exact same service?
*Shakes head in disbelief*
Instead of trying to justify Apple's $99 a year, you should be demanding - clamoring - for them to bring their prices down to match Google's service.
Given the fact my total storage (so far) is less than 5MB and Google is operating at scale...yeah. $25 should cover the costs of my storage for decades.
Comparing costs on Google Play vs costs on the Apple app store, the latter is orders of magnitude higher. Simple math. How exactly does Microsoft come into the picture?
Trust me, I thought long and hard about whether or not it was worth the $25 to spend on Google Play. Finally coughed up the money after a lot of deliberation. It's just one time after all.
So...just because it was bad in the old days I'm supposed to ignore the fact that one service (Apple's app store) is many times more expensive than the alternative? (Google Play). Because hey! It used to be worse you know!
Google is a business too right? They want to make a profit also no? Bottom line is that two businesses are offering me the same service. One for FAR less than the other. In which world does one choose the more expensive option with no benefit?
I mean...this is money we're talking about isn't it?
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In a country with hundreds of millions of people, there will always be nutcases. It's statistics. You can't stop nutjobs from existing.
Cars have other uses.
The likelihood of the bodycount being lower is very high. Look at news from China today where a guy went on a mass stabbing spree - some 22 people were stabbed. But no one died.
It's not easy to go around stabbing dozens of people. Ergo more preferable. Why make a killer's job easy?
But you pretty much only risk yourself. So less of a concern. Certainly it's not easy to take out 18 other people along with yourself.
I can guarantee you that if I had a gun and heard shooting........I would still run in the opposite direction regardless.
The instinct of self preservation is strong in me.
Something less dangerous will by definition lead to fewer casualties. So yeah...we all wish this guy had gone in with a knife instead.
It takes at least some effort and knowledge to build a pipe bomb that actually works. None whatsoever to shoot. Ergo, the latter will occur more often and the former less often.
No one died in that mass stabbing. I think you see the point.
I guarantee you that stabbing and killing 18 kids with a knife is not easy. Gimme a nice gun for the job however...
Making a bomb and detonating it requires at least some effort on the part of the crazy. Pressing a trigger of a gun you just bought off a shelf...doesn't.
I looked through my comments and couldn't find any place where I claimed that Google was making a profit off the $25. They make profits alright - they're a business too. So their model is equally valid - and better for everyone since they have to pay less.
And about providing the same service...it's a judgment call, but I don't think it costs Apple nearly as much as $99 a year to check an app for malware. If you really want to go into this, they should may be charge a one time $ fee for each app to cover this cost of checking.
And don't forget 30% of your revenue in addition to that. I can understand you paying the fee if you think it's worth it. I can't understand you being happy about it when they're clearly over charging you.
Who doesn't want lower prices? Like I said, you (and the rest of the iOS developer community) should be hounding Apple to lower their fees. It's perfectly understandable if you say "You know, I pay the $99 because it's a net positive for me. But man it sucks!"
But you're not. And I just...can't...understand why.
Apple's R&D is legendary.
So legendary in fact that their "patents" on the rubber banding effect are being thrown out by the USPTO.
And those legendary rounded corners they spent BILLIONS inventing...
tsk tsk.
That kind of talk is just as good as saying "I hate the action but in this case I'll let it slide because the victim of the action essentially started the whole thing."
FTFY
Google is a business as much as Apple is. They both seek profit. Yet one charges $25 once, the other extorts $99 a year...forever.
If you're trying to show that a one time fee of $25 is not enough, what about going the other way to show that $99 a year is outrageously expensive? Given the scale at which Apple is operating, it should be costing pennies a year to store - remember not all developers see huge downloads. Those who are not successful more than compensate for the additional burden of the others.
And you're actually trying to justify the latter...based on what? In which world did people suddenly start preferring expensive stuff over cheap stuff for the exact same service?
*Shakes head in disbelief*
Instead of trying to justify Apple's $99 a year, you should be demanding - clamoring - for them to bring their prices down to match Google's service.
Given the fact my total storage (so far) is less than 5MB and Google is operating at scale...yeah. $25 should cover the costs of my storage for decades.
Comparing costs on Google Play vs costs on the Apple app store, the latter is orders of magnitude higher. Simple math. How exactly does Microsoft come into the picture?
Trust me, I thought long and hard about whether or not it was worth the $25 to spend on Google Play. Finally coughed up the money after a lot of deliberation. It's just one time after all.
Hmm...I guess no useful software was ever created by non professional programmers giving away their stuff for free...
Oh wait.
It's hardly about whether one can afford it. It's about there being cheaper options available for the same service...
After all, this is money we're talking about. Money that I want to save!
Lol - selling my data to who? :D
So...just because it was bad in the old days I'm supposed to ignore the fact that one service (Apple's app store) is many times more expensive than the alternative? (Google Play). Because hey! It used to be worse you know!
What kind of logic is that?
Google is a business too right? They want to make a profit also no? Bottom line is that two businesses are offering me the same service. One for FAR less than the other. In which world does one choose the more expensive option with no benefit?
I mean...this is money we're talking about isn't it?
Around 2000 as of now. It's been a few months since I released it. I don't like ads, so I'm not putting them in.
Geez, why does everyone always assume that people want to sell their apps? What about giving stuff away for free?
Given the absence of information, it's reasonable to assume they are Google's cost - unless you know better.