appleinsider.com - 3/10/2009
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At least three groups are working to syphon cash from Apple's river of revenue between iPhone users and third party developers. Accomplishing that will require inducing more jailbreaking of iPhones, ensuring contention from Apple itself.
blog.wired.com - 3/14/2009
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blog.wired.com —
As Apple gets ready to preview its new
software developers' kit and an updated iPhone operating system...
next week , there could be some changes to the company's App Store too. We're hearing rumors that Apple could introduce a ...
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Rumor: iPhone to Get a Premium App Store
appleinsider.com - 3/12/2009
venturebeat.com - 3/17/2009
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venturebeat.com —
Last August, upon seeing the quick success of
the App Store, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs foresaw...
a big future for the store . “This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point ...
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Is the App Store already a billion dollar business for ...
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Apple iPhone app revenue could suffer from jailbreak stores
Phones Review —
... iPhone and Apple iPod Touch have been growing at a rate of at least double that of the launch of Apple iPod music sales which also has been a great success.
But Apple’s restrictions have lead to the jailbroken iPhone and jailbreak app stores, something that will obviously grow if Apple doesn’t rethink their restrictions, and if they don’t then app revenue will undoubtedly suffer. Better to allow and get part of the revenue than restrict and get none.
Source – appleinsider ...
Developers Attempt to Skirt the App Store
iPodObserver —
... attempt to modify an iPhone is a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), but University of California Berkeley School of Law professor Aaron Perzanowski told the Wall Street Journal that he thinks developers have "a pretty good defense" under the DMCA. While the Wall Street Journal raised the concern that alternative app stores, if successful, could harm Apple's App Store revenue, Needham and Company analyst Charlie Wolf issued a report saying such fears are unfounded. According to AppleInsider , Mr. Wolf argued: "First, the rogue stores will be limited to ...
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