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December 4, 2012 08:09 am GMT
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Appenomics: Who Decided That Apps, Particularly Third-Party Twitter Apps, Had To Be Cheap?
Ninety-Nine cents here, a buck-ninety-nine there -- that's what we're used to spending when Apple introduced the App Store after the iPhone was launched. It was probably one of the most genius software and developer coups in the history of mobile computing. I mean that. By creating the App Store, Apple created thousands, and perhaps millions of jobs, and an all new form of entertainment and education for consumers.Instead of using the big, broad Internet, you could do things in a focused environment, natively, on your mobile device. It's been a thing of beauty and a lot of people have to honestly thank Apple for helping their career. Having said that, the economics of the App Store haven't changed much over the years. Many consumers still think that anything over $3.99 is a ridiculous price for an app.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/VEp0Ro_S0Po/
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