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App store price increases
Related content from Digital Spy: Apple hikes up App Store prices Just loaded up the app store on my iphone and everything's increased in price! What reason do they have to put them up so much, except greed ![]() Here is full list of changes http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multi...ws.asp?c=31494 59p is now 69p £1.19 now £1.49 £1.79 now £1.99 £2.39 now £2.49 £2.99 still £2.99 £3.49 now £3.99 £3.99 now £4.99 £4.99 now £5.49 £5.49 now £5.99 £5.99 now £6.99 £6.99 now £7.99 £7.49 now £8.99 £8.99 now £10.49 £9.49 now £10.99 |
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You only realise it's greed now?
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Just loaded up the app store on my iphone and everything's increased in price! What reason do they have to put them up so much, except greed
![]() Here is full list of changes http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multi...ws.asp?c=31494 59p is now 69p £1.19 now £1.49 £1.79 now £1.99 £2.39 now £2.49 £2.99 still £2.99 £3.49 now £3.99 £3.99 now £4.99 £4.99 now £5.49 £5.49 now £5.99 £5.99 now £6.99 £6.99 now £7.99 £7.49 now £8.99 £8.99 now £10.49 £9.49 now £10.99 http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/13/...-store-prices/ |
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Just about to post the same thing but why has 2.99 not changed. It's an increase of 17%
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Disgusting behaviour! Talk about ripping people off!
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Installous FTW!
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But you're an Apple customer, being ripped off should be second nature to you...
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Apparently it's to bring prices in line with USD, since the exchange rate has drifted. Some other countries have seen a price decrease for the same reason.
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/13/...-store-prices/ I'm not going to speculate as to the reason for the changes, but to say it's purely about pulling prices back into line is naive. |
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Be interesting to see if and when the Pound ever gets strong against the Dollar, Apple reduce the price of there apps to compensate - yeah as if lol
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If that were the case then the prices would show a uniform increase in relation to their US counterparts, but that's not the case - $1.99 to $2.99 shows a 50p increase, while $4.99 to $5.99 shows a £1 increase. $6.99 to $7.99 shows a 50p increase, while $54.99 to $59.99 shows a £2 increase.
I'm not going to speculate as to the reason for the changes, but to say it's purely about pulling prices back into line is naive. |
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There's clearly some rounding up going on, to make the prices look nicer.
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Rarely buy paid apps anyway so not really bothered
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You buy a product for brand name at an extortionate price and then get upset when they increase the price of their apps?
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They never cared about that before (59p, £1.19, etc) so I don't buy that argument either. Even if that was the case, it's a bit harsh to financially penalise the UK because they want the prices to look pretty.
If the exchange rate wasn't right, at least this means app developers will get a fair price regardless of which country their apps are sold in. I'd guess up to now, they were receiving a smaller amount for every app sold in the UK. |
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Just loaded up the app store on my iphone and everything's increased in price! What reason do they have to put them up so much, except greed
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They all end in 9 though. The conversion for 99c to £ comes out at about 62p, so they've rounded that to the nearest 9.
If the exchange rate wasn't right, at least this means app developers will get a fair price regardless of which country their apps are sold in. I'd guess up to now, they were receiving a smaller amount for every app sold in the UK. $6.99 = £4.33 -> App Store = £4.99 $9.99 = £6.19 -> App Store = £6.99 $29.99 = £18.58 -> App Store = £20.49 Looks like they might be realigning the more popular price points and regaining historically "lost" revenue through the higher ones - so Apple gains through distributed sales, but the individual devs who missed out don't. |
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I don't follow you. If Apple sells at the new prices, the devs get 70% of the new price. Apple's 30% is from the newer price. Both Apple and the devs would have lost out at the lower price.
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I don't follow you. If Apple sells at the new prices, the devs get 70% of the new price. Apple's 30% is from the newer price. Both Apple and the devs would have lost out at the lower price.
The popular price points $0.99, $1.99, and $2.99 are in line with the exchange rates, so the devs there don't lose or gain anything. |
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Wait. People pay for apps?
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Disgusting behaviour! Talk about ripping people off!
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Keep giving your money to the Church of Jobs and you will get into iHeaven
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Part of the price increase may be to do with exchange rates, some is just to increase apple coffers. Nothing wrong with that, as people have a choice on whether to buy an app or not.
I wouldnt fall for the exchange rate excuse. Not sure why apple fans will complain. They paid way over the odds for the apple device, so why should a few more pennies on apps bother you? |
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I mean that the devs who have already sold at the original price will not get any of the money they lost through the incorrect exchange rate back, but Apple will recoup these losses through the skewed rates at higher price points. Yes, the devs who price there now gain, but no app over around $5.99 sells massively anyway. Combine all the sales at these price points though, and it looks good for Apple.
The popular price points $0.99, $1.99, and $2.99 are in line with the exchange rates, so the devs there don't lose or gain anything. |
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I mean that the devs who have already sold at the original price will not get any of the money they lost through the incorrect exchange rate back, but Apple will recoup these losses through the skewed rates at higher price points. Yes, the devs who price there now gain, but no app over around $5.99 sells massively anyway. Combine all the sales at these price points though, and it looks good for Apple.
The popular price points $0.99, $1.99, and $2.99 are in line with the exchange rates, so the devs there don't lose or gain anything. This isn't a traditional retail sell in. |
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omg lol iphone is a load of sht im glad i didnt get it now. It keeps on advertising facetime when you can just download skype for free on my nokia?? Same goes with whatsapp, it's free on nokia but for iphone they pay lol.
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