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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by paxys on Thursday May 20, 2021 @04:39PM (#27226907)
I think the main takeaways here are that (1) developer tools don't sell well on mobile platforms (which makes sense) and (2) the Mac App Store isn't very popular.

The demand for good developer tooling has never been higher. Companies and individuals won't think twice before throwing money at an app or service which offers even the tiniest bit of improvement to their existing process. Sales and distribution, however, is still mostly an unsolved problem. Steam I think is the only company which has managed to crack that code at scale.

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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by spicybright on Thursday May 20, 2021 @04:44PM (#27226967)
Wonder if it would make sense to make a steam for computer programs. Just copy it straight out.

I actually remember for a bit steam dipped it's toes in non-game software if I remember.

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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by isiahl on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:10PM (#27227306)
You can still purchase software on Steam, although the selection isn't great.

Wouldn't you say the Mac App Store and Windows Store are the "steam for computer programs"?

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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by spicybright on Saturday May 22, 2021 @04:46PM (#27250109)
That's actually true, I never use them though.

I just hear so many horror stories about those stores (at least apple's store) like what OP posted.

Maybe just stay off the App store and do webapps if your app can run like that.

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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by killingtime74 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:23PM (#27230132)
So like Apt, the package manager
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Re:My apps were listed at the top of Developers Tools (iOS/M... by vitejose on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:28PM (#27230151)
But APT isn't a store, is it? I.e. it doesn't provide a buying/selling mechanism.
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