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Re:Push-Button Installer of macOS Guests in VirtualBox for W... by madeofpalk on Sunday May 24, 2020 @05:42AM (#23290392)
> but good luck trying to sell a $5 iOS app

i think the studies and evidence suggests that you'll have a much better time selling a $5 iOS app compared to $5 android app.

I don't really see how the two markets are even remotely comparable? If you're going to be selling $500/license enterprise software, its probably not suitable for phones. Likewise, there are whole classes of software that make the most sense as a phone app.

Re:Push-Button Installer of macOS Guests in VirtualBox for W... by fxtentacle on Sunday May 24, 2020 @10:23AM (#23291722)
For me, the maker and distributor of the app, they cost similar amounts of money. So I need them to be similarly profitable, or else choosing the wrong one might ruin my business.

And while there are classes of software that make the most sense as a phone app, there are also classes of software that only make sense from an idealistic point of view, but not financially.

For example, the average indie phone game costs more money to make than what it'll bring in.