The iPhone App Store

Today, Steve Jobs announced the App Store to go along with all of the SDK fun that's soon to begin. Available in the iPhone 2.0 software update, the App Store will allow for easy navigation of both paid and free apps; Featured, Just Added, Staff Favorites, Most Popular ... it's basically an iPhone version of Apple Downloads. You'll be able to search, tap and download applications wirelessly to your iPhone (and iPod touch for a nominal fee) via WiFi or cellular. You'll also be able to install apps via iTunes.

Developers will be able to sell their apps in the App Store, and can set their own price. They'll receive a monthly payment of 70% of sales, with 30% going to Apple for their credit card, hosting and marketing services. There are no additional costs for listing apps, after the $99 setup fee.

Quite predictably excluded from listing in the App Store are pornography and malicious applications. I have absolutely no witty comment to make about that. It's common sense.

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Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/03/06iphone.html

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Lukychops

This is a good idea that way you don't have to jailbreak you iPod/iPhone to get 3rd party apps and you dont have to void your warranty and risk breaking your device

May 18 2008 at 2:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jack

That might be very good for some developers and uesrs that wish the 'full' features of 'desktop app'... however, if you just want to use the browser there are vast amount of amazing apps. out there.
facebook.com, iphone.caradvisorynetwork.com and other did very nice job...

April 08 2008 at 8:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

My first app will be to make a folding@home client for my 8GB iPhone. Think of all the unused clock cycles while it sits in my pocket all day.

March 07 2008 at 12:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Galley

As a former developer, $30 sounds reasonable to me, especially considering Apple handles everything. Companies like Kagi.com can really rape you with their fees. Don't forget that the fees collected help to offset the cost of hosting all of the free apps, of which I'm sure there will be many.

March 07 2008 at 9:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

Are we sure that when they said nominal fee for the Ipod Touch users they just meant that the apps would cost money? I have a touch, and I personally don't care if I have to pay a few dollars for an update, but I really can't wait. Does anyone know when the app store will be open for us to purchase apps?

March 07 2008 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CZW

Will the App Store be part of the update for iPod Touch? I can understand all the Enterprise stuff, but charging people to allow them to buy & download software seems a bit off!

March 06 2008 at 7:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Joe King

Mythoughts http://seifi.org/iphone/thoughts-on-app-store-and-cocoa-touch-for-iphone.html

March 06 2008 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

larry Friedman

And you know this how? No one thought there would be free apps either.

March 06 2008 at 7:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

FoundInTheFlood

there will be no such things as the gameboy emulator so i hope the hacking community will stay alive, especially zodttd.

March 06 2008 at 5:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jesper

WTF is up with getting us iPot users to pay for everything, no matter how good this is, I'm turning to Cydia/Installer