$99/year Developer Fee to Publish Applications

So now how likely are people to provide free apps if they have to cough up 100 a year? Will they just rely on donations? Ad money from their site?

Cant the iFund project fund these free apps?

That's better than $99 per application.

So now how likely are people to provide free apps if they have to cough up 100 a year? Will they just rely on donations? Ad money from their site?

As I understand it, when your App is on iTunes, Apple hosts it. $99 per year is cheaper than hosting it yourself, something that most developers of free apps have to pay for themselves, so this $99 is a good deal, no?

As I understand it, when your App is on iTunes, Apple hosts it. $99 per year is cheaper than hosting it yourself, something that most developers of free apps have to pay for themselves, so this $99 is a good deal, no?

This is very much the case and I also agree $99 a year is a great deal.

I'm still confused about whether this is in addition to the usual $99/year ADC membership fee or if they just mean you have to be a non-free member, i.e. have at least the $99/year membership.... Wasn't there also something about it being $299/year to be able to distribute apps within an enterprise not via the App Store?

I'm still confused about whether this is in addition to the usual $99/year ADC membership fee or if they just mean you have to be a non-free member, i.e. have at least the $99/year membership.... Wasn't there also something about it being $299/year to be able to distribute apps within an enterprise not via the App Store?

It is completely separate from ADC membership levels. I am a free ADC member and just applied to sign up for the developer program.

The $299 level is something we may do at the medical practice I work at. I actually like that they are charging more if you plan not to contribute (even commercially) your programs to the community. Also, since they need to set up a special iTunes conduit or some other way to limit access to your company only, I think this is a very reasonable fee as well.

Now for my question, does the firmware come with the PAID version? It seems it may, since it says that you will be able to test on your iPhone.

So now how likely are people to provide free apps if they have to cough up 100 a year? Will they just rely on donations? Ad money from their site?

My guess is that someone will have some paid for apps, if they develop a bunch, and might offer some free ones too that aren't probably as good as paid-for apps. Or maybe they'll offer free demo versions of their full app. Image the downloads section of the apple website. Lots of free downloads, but many are just demos.

Another note about the apple website, while I'm thinking of it: why isn't the apple website iPhone friendly?

I was honestly a bit surprised that Apple's charging people to distribute their applications.

I'm a college student, and I have had a couple ideas for iPhone applications, but I'm certainly not planning on paying $99 a year just to give them away! :confused:

I was honestly a bit surprised that Apple's charging people to distribute their applications.

I'm a college student, and I have had a couple ideas for iPhone applications, but I'm certainly not planning on paying $99 a year just to give them away! :confused:

I'm using iProcrastinate, and if you had a specific Donate-For-iPhone part on your home page, I'm sure many people (including me, when I get an iPhone/touch) would donate for the cause.