iPhone developers may charge for would-be free apps

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iPhone developers may charge for would-be free apps

Friday, 06 June 2008

According to AppleInsider, developers wishing to release software applications for the iPhone and iPod touch for free are being encouraged by Apple to charge a fee instead.

Apple's motives for the moves are clear. It will bear the cost of hosting, marketing and running the App Store in exchange for 30 percent of the profits from each application sold through the service; developers get to keep the remaining 70 percent. That said, it had promised to allow developers to give away their applications if they so chose.

While not necessarily a big deal for iPhone owners who will receive the App Store for free and who can pick and choose applications at their will, Apple's aggressive push towards app pricing may serve as an added nuisance for iPod touch owners.