![]() Apple TV Updated With CNBC and Fox Now Channels ★ Furthermore, I have grave doubts that any solo developer would have the capacity to ship and maintain either kind of business working alone. I suspect this means through consumable in-app purchases, like those in Candy Crush Saga or Clash of Clans, or through recurring subscription charges, like those in WhatsApp. I conclude from all this that anyone who wants to make a satisfying living as an independent app developer should seriously consider only building apps based on sustainable revenue models. A Candid Look at Unread’s First Year ★ĭespite all of these circumstances, Unread still only earned $42K in sales ($21K after taxes and expenses) and is on a course that doesn’t promise much growth. I can easily come up with a bigger list of pure Mac indies, even though iOS developers in general outnumber Mac developers. I think my point still stands - pure iOS indies are fairly rare. The best thing Apple could do to increase the quality of apps is remove every top list from the App Store. Quality, sustainability, and updates are almost irrelevant to App Store success and usually aren’t rewarded as much as we think they should be, and that’s mostly the fault of Apple’s lazy reliance on top lists instead of more editorial selections and better search. Tuesday, 29 July 2014 App Store Top Lists and App Rot ★ Shouldn’t IDC and Gartner report these things after PC makers report their results? They look like fools after this quarter. Mac Growth Contradicts IDC and Gartner Reports of a Mac Sales Slump ★ ![]() Dvorak were still alive, we’d see more articles like this one. Today, though, Microsoft is increasingly left only with customers whose priority is price. But the converse wasn’t true - not all Windows users were cheapies. If for no other reason than that Apple has never entered the low-cost computer market, it’s always been the case that the most budget-conscious computer buyers were Windows users. Yours truly, getting lucky five years ago:Īpple’s strong growth in this segment is a sign that the market is turning against Windows. Philip Elmer-Dewitt talks to a former IDC researcher regarding how they draw their market share figures. It’s a shame that BAM’s comments have been overlooked, because they amount to one of the most coherent arguments in favor of net neutrality we have come across. Wednesday, 30 July 2014 The Best Argument Yet for Net Neutrality Comes From Major League Baseball ★Įarlier this month, BAM quietly submitted its own letter to the FCC, where it was equally scathing about internet fast lanes. Linked List: July 2014 Thursday, 31 July 2014 Daring Fireball: T-Shirts ★
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |