← Back to context Comment by willvarfar 3 months ago Can you elaborate?My memory is that Apple _charged_ developers to make apps :) 6 comments willvarfar Reply mitjam 3 months ago To publish something on a feature phone was much more costly, including five-figure quality approvals. The App Store was a true revolution and probably needed new players that were not as entrenched with carriers like Nokia, and Siemens. simultsop 3 months ago Interesting. Nowdays people put more money to lure devs to their platforms. KeplerBoy 3 months ago They still charge those 99$ a year, don't they? simultsop 3 months ago I think so. But I meant no work contracts and lots of employees. simultsop 3 months ago Imagine Apple even got paid by developers and not pay them
mitjam 3 months ago To publish something on a feature phone was much more costly, including five-figure quality approvals. The App Store was a true revolution and probably needed new players that were not as entrenched with carriers like Nokia, and Siemens. simultsop 3 months ago Interesting. Nowdays people put more money to lure devs to their platforms.
KeplerBoy 3 months ago They still charge those 99$ a year, don't they? simultsop 3 months ago I think so. But I meant no work contracts and lots of employees.
To publish something on a feature phone was much more costly, including five-figure quality approvals. The App Store was a true revolution and probably needed new players that were not as entrenched with carriers like Nokia, and Siemens.
Interesting. Nowdays people put more money to lure devs to their platforms.
They still charge those 99$ a year, don't they?
I think so. But I meant no work contracts and lots of employees.
Imagine Apple even got paid by developers and not pay them