[citation][nom]fellskrazykayaker[/nom]While ohseus's response may not have been the mostly tactfully put, he does make an excellent point. Apple has spent the billions in hardware development, marketing, and building of the iOS ecosystem to nearly 200 million devices. The software developer didn't pay anything other than the $99 developer's fee to get in on the platform. Both parties are in a mutual beneficial arrangement. And both are making money off each other.[/citation]
Agreed. And, for developers, the iOS platform, regardless of personal taste/dislike, has shown that it is a better venue for someone who wants to be paid for their work. Some may dislike the whole Apple policy of 30%, however no venue is free. You'd pay rent for a brick and mortar, you'd pay for a dedicated website, you'd pay for storage media, you'd pay for whatever. And Apple is no different. Only difference is, is Apple doesn't take anything off the top if you offer subscriptions and you brought in the subscriber, and not Apple. Fair enough, I say.