User: bhagwad

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Adds will certainly not net me $99 a year. And besides, I find they spoil the experience of the user. Why would a developer like me ever choose to use Apple's store for a free non ad supported program?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Sigh - what about free apps?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

As all my apps are free, that's not a concern for me. I financially benefit from Google's (far) cheaper rates.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Sure they promise to host it for you: https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/ . Look at point three.

I'm going to ignore the fact that you made an idiot of yourself. Let's have a serious discussion eh?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Because all my apps are free.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

All my apps are free. I couldn't care less about who pays for what.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

I can compare Apple's service to the one Google provides. Apples (pun intended!) to apples comparison. Google charges me a tone time fee of $25. That's it.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

It costs Google a one time payment of $25. Also note that lots of apps see just a handful of downloads. They subsidize the ones that do well.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

What marketing does Apple do that Google doesn't?

Also I distribute my apps for free. I don't give a crap about marketing.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Apple charges me the exact same amount it's charging Microsoft....

And if Microsoft chooses to put their app in the Google Play store, it would still cost them only a one time fee of $25.

Compare the two - huge or small is a matter of comparison.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

As if the idea for my app is something mysterious...

It's not.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Please go ahead and find me an app offering INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS portfolio updates for free.

Trust me, I did the research before building my own app.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

What money will I make from my free apps either on iOS or Android?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Compared to Google charging me a one time fee of $25...yeah, pretty much.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

The extent of your criticism is that Apple costs a little more than Google.

"A little more"?

Let's see - one time fee of $25 vs yearly fee of $99.

Do the math over 10 years (say) and please come up with a percentage. Then we'll see exactly how you define "a little more".

Hint: $22 is "a little more" than $20.

Oh, and I don't know why you're being an anonymous coward anyway. Ashamed of so blatantly sticking up for a greedy corp?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Google covers its costs with a one time fee of $25.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Hmm....so I guess you're suggesting that no one ever criticize anything ever again.

Apple is a douchebag and I stay away from developing iOS for that reason. And guess what? You can either respond to the criticism or don't read what I write.

Freedom of Expression dude. Heard of it?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Hmm...I guess no one should ever criticize anyone ever again. Or publicly call out a company for being a douchebag.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

So it's absolutely incomprehensible to you that a person would release a good software product for free with no other reward than to see other people use it and feeling happy?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Let me guess who does it for a one time fee of $25....

Anyone? Anyone?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Wow - you're on slashdot...and you hate people who release their software for free.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Who's whining? I get my satisfaction from seeing my app used by people and want no financial compensation in return.

In which world are you living that this is seen as a bad thing?

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

I'm not forcing you to download anything - so what's your problem exactly?

And if you missed the above conversation, I program as a hobby. I do it for fun. And yes, before you ask sometimes programs written for fun and for no financial gain actually do useful stuff.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Stuff is huge/small by comparison.

I pay $25 once to list all my apps on the Google Play store. Compared to that, it's simple math that $99 a year is huge.

I mean come on...these are facts you can't really argue with.

Re:We are the 30%

On: Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS

Except for the person who asked the question :D . But oh I forget, your Apple gods can do no wrong. Everything they do is justified, pure and if there is criticism, it's someone else's fault!

Excuse me while I go puke.