I think developers are a little drunk on profit taking. Apps are coming in at $10? Give me a break. I read somewhere, not sure where, but some reporter was being an apologist for developers charging more for the iPad applications because there is greater risk. She even said that developers for the iPhone knew what they were getting at the time. A phone that would change the industry. Right. No one knew anything about the iPhone ability to be converted into success. As a fact, AT&T only took the risk because of the deal they were given on exclusivity. I’ll have to find the article. Whoever it is, I think, is nuts.
The iPad is exactly like the iPhone, the risk is the same. With iPhone OS 4.0 apparently being able to multitask with an Expose type of interface to purge running apps, the iPad will take over the laptop market. People really don’t want to have all this power in a 4-5lb device anymore. The iPhone has too small of a screen, and the desktop isn’t mobile, and the laptop has a limited battery to weight to easy consumption ratio.
Anyway… tl;dr?
There is going to be a revolt when people see iPad App pricing unless they start changing their tune, and some people are nuts with their technology claims; perhaps including me.
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