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Rumor: A Premium App Store for Even Pricier iPhone Apps? [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... We're sure there'll be a wider variety in app price in the years to come, but at the moment, we can't think of a reason for a separate section based on price. Plus, no developer would confirm such a thing, so until we hear anything hard, this rumor will stay a rumor. [Wired] ...
Premium App Store en route for iPhone 3.0
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
The iPhone is likely to get a premium App Store if rumors from Wired are true (and previously from Pocketgamer). They say game developers, enterprise developers and other premium vendors will soon have a place to sell their wares free from all of the free and $.99 drivel that pollutes the regular app store.
They put the $20 price point as the barrier for entry into the new "velvet rope area" premium App Store. No game developer would, of course, corroborate their story.
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RUMOR: Apple’s iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod touch to get ‘premium’ section
MacDailyNews —
... a channel to offer more in-depth (and pricier) titles without getting lost in the clutter of free and $1 apps." "This 'velvet rope' section of Apple's store could feature software programs that cost $20 or more, making it friendlier to publishers whose products are too complicated to be created in one developer's spare time. That change would make the App Store more friendly to game publishers, as well as enterprise software companies such as SAP," Ganapati reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...
More On The "App Store Premium" Rumor
iSmashPhone —
... expenses can better showcase their products without being obscured by all the US$0.99 fritterware. And it wouldn't just be game producers who'd benefit: business software makers such as SAP from a more focused showcase that the premium section could supply. Couple this with the fact that Apple marketing executive Greg Joswiak wants the iPhone to be a major player in the handheld gaming market, and the "premium app section" rumor looks less like "if" than "when..." [Via Wired]
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Premium App Store Rumors Surface Once Again
TheAppleBlog —
... of the rumored “boutique” app store, it was supposed to be reserved for games only. The latest rumors, courtesy of Wired.com, don’t limit the premium section to games, although it does say they will make up most of the section’s offerings. Wired doesn’t cite a source for the renewed rumors, but they do claim the possibility that the premium app store will be introduced alongside iPhone 3.0 at tomorrow’s official Apple event. ...
Rumors suggest premium App Store section coming
Infinite Loop —
... high prices, most of the software available is either free or sells for a buck or two. The fact that applications selling for more than a few dollars are swamped by inexpensive apps has caused some consternation, since the prevailing opinion is that all of the low-priced apps may discourage developers from creating sophisticated applications that they would need to sell at a higher price. Things may soon change, though, since Wired is reporting that Apple may introduce a "premium" section of the App Store to host more expensive applications. ...
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