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BlackBerry App World minimum paid price: $2.99
Engadget —
... RIM's newly-named BlackBerry App World might be all set to compete with the other mobile app stores on the scene, but it's not going head-to-head on price: according to the developer docs, the first price tier above free is $2.99. That doesn't seem like much, ...
Blackberry App Store Sets Recession-Defying Prices
Today @ PC World —
... will be available for download, the next pricing point is $2.99. That means RIM is skipping two price points that have proven highly popular in Apple's App Store: 99 cents and $1.99. Why is RIM skipping these low-end prices? Perhaps the company wants to keep some of the junk applications (like the ...
Blackberry App World minimum paid price set at $2.99
CrunchGear —
... sell very well thanks to the impulse-set price. Who in their right mind would spend $2.99 on a fart app? No one, but a lot of people did spend $.99 on an iPhone app as one occupied the top selling slot for weeks previously.
Maybe RIM is trying to weed out some of these, well, farting-type apps. After all, Blackberrys are marketed as a more professional type device and fart apps might not be within RIM’s vision. But for $3, these apps better be pretty damn good.
App World Developer FAQ via
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BlackBerry App World Pricing Structure Revealed
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... went live, including notification page so you can get e-mailed when their new on-device software distribution channel goes live, as well as a handy FAQ answering a lot of questions. The one that’s garnering the most attention is their pricing structure, above, which, after free, starts at $2.99. Yep, no dollar-bin apps, or even $1.99 apps. On top of that, developers will have to fork out $200 as a submission fee to get ten apps in. It looks like the BlackBerry ( ...
Research In Motion muda nome da sua loja e define preço mínimo de US$3 para aplicativos pagos
MacMagazine —
... (aff, isso podia ser uma sequência de Super Mario e tudo) e o preço mínimo de aplicativos pagos na loja será de US$3. Além disso, o sistema de pagamento será integrado ao ...
BlackBerry Store Sets $3 Minimum for Applications
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... allows
users to return an app within 24 hours and offers a full refund,
BlackBerry App World will not process any returns. It's similar to
Apple's iPhone app store strategy.
But RIM is no Apple, says Sobhany. "RIM is probably thinking it wants to preserve the business focus in its App store but users are not likely to be happy with all the restrictions," she says. "Users want choice and they have that with all the different app store options."
BlackBerry App World FAQ
See also: Showdown: Mobile App Stores Duke it Out ...
BlackBerry reveals app pricing for BlackBerry App World
Phones Review —
... available, however one thing of note is that paid apps will have a start price of $2.99, and nothing lower.
So there will be no $0.99 apps or even $1.99 apps like the Apple iTunes App Store and the Android Market. Developers will be required to hand over a $200 submission fee which will allow them to submit 10 apps.
So will this structure mean better quality applications, or perhaps developers will shy away from that $200 per 10 apps fee.
Source – na.blackberry
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