Comments on: The morning coffee is chased by crocs http://mrtopp.com/2009/03/26/the-morning-coffee-is-chased-by-crocs/ Independent observations of a bizarre planet Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Steve http://mrtopp.com/2009/03/26/the-morning-coffee-is-chased-by-crocs/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Steve Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:33:38 +0000 http://mrtopp.com/?p=1141#comment-259 <a href="#comment-257" rel="nofollow">@curgoth</a> Apple might have a monopoly on iPhone applications, but they do not have a monopoly on smart phones. Were I an application developer, I would first make Windows and Blackberry versions. I would measure the return rate. And then I would mark up the cost of the Apple version of my application in order to compensate for the losses I would make on the returns. Hence, applications on the iPhone will come out later, and be more expensive. Blackberries and Windows phones would be less expensive (app-wise) and more cutting edge. I really do think that Apple is destroying their huge head-start and advantage in the casual-smart-phone market in return for a relatively small amount of money up front. @curgoth
Apple might have a monopoly on iPhone applications, but they do not have a monopoly on smart phones.

Were I an application developer, I would first make Windows and Blackberry versions. I would measure the return rate. And then I would mark up the cost of the Apple version of my application in order to compensate for the losses I would make on the returns.

Hence, applications on the iPhone will come out later, and be more expensive. Blackberries and Windows phones would be less expensive (app-wise) and more cutting edge.

I really do think that Apple is destroying their huge head-start and advantage in the casual-smart-phone market in return for a relatively small amount of money up front.

]]> By: curgoth http://mrtopp.com/2009/03/26/the-morning-coffee-is-chased-by-crocs/comment-page-1/#comment-257 curgoth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:58:17 +0000 http://mrtopp.com/?p=1141#comment-257 Of course, the difference when you're talking about blackberry and MS app stores is that unlike the iphone app store, there are plenty of other places to get apps for blackberries and windows phones. Apple at least for the present has a monopoly on iphone apps through the store, which is why I presume they feel they can get away with this behaviour. Of course, the difference when you’re talking about blackberry and MS app stores is that unlike the iphone app store, there are plenty of other places to get apps for blackberries and windows phones. Apple at least for the present has a monopoly on iphone apps through the store, which is why I presume they feel they can get away with this behaviour.

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