A different thought on Apple’s in-app subscription rules

So, now that apple has released their official word on in-app purchase requirements, providers are essentially going to have to (or choose to) face reality and figure out how to make a 30% tariff off the top of a potentially significant portion of revenue into a workable business model. It’s a long shot, but if companies actually started to increase their exra-app price in order to allow them to raise their in-app price to something reasonable,... Read More

Apple TV eBooks?

Photo Credit: Flickr User nakagawa All signs are pointing to another app store soon – one with apps designed for the Apple TV. Google has promised apps for it’s Google TV devices (the future of which seems a bit uncertain) and we have several TV manufacturers who build “apps” into their TVs which do simple things such as show the current weather, stream media, and even connect to security cameras. But the Apple TV has an... Read More

On the design of a simple object

My life, for better or worse, revolves around Apple products. I use a MacBook Pro to run Xcode to create software for iPhones, iPods and iPads using an Apple Aluminum Keyboard and Magic Trackpad. I test that software on my many models of iPhones, an iPod touch and an iPad. I keep track of my schedule and conduct nearly all my personal and business correspondence on my iPhone and iPad and use those same devices to enjoy a variety of media at home via... Read More

Concerning the business and ethics of Apple’s in-app purchase requirements (UPDATED)

News Corp recently introduced The Daily to the iOS world. Sony tried to publish an eReader app at about the same time. Apple blessed the first for doing everything right, and banished the latter for not pleasing them. It’s been long-standing policy (in that anything related to the App Store is long-standing) that any purchases of content allowed within an iOS app use only Apple’s in-app purchase system. They get their cut, developers get... Read More