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Re:Dear business people, an iOS app actually takes a lot of ... by ryanwaggoner on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @11:22AM (#3533893)
This might be a stupid thought, but I wonder if there's a psychological issue at play for iPhone apps in particular where people subconsciously think small form factor = pretty simple = pretty cheap.

Of course, the reality is usually exactly opposite.

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Re:Dear business people, an iOS app actually takes a lot of ... by mrbrandonking on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @02:35PM (#3534804)
You're absolutely right. "Simple to use, simple to build" is another thought in people’s minds. They don't realize it's actually harder to build something that's simple to use.
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Re:Dear business people, an iOS app actually takes a lot of ... by j2pro on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @12:32PM (#3534224)
I think many people assume that iPhone development is simple is that there are so many apps. Many of them are low quality and are just web apps crammed in a web view.
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Re:Dear business people, an iOS app actually takes a lot of ... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @06:29PM (#3535774)
"How can an app that costs $0.99 to buy cost $200,000 to build!?"
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