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TOTA - APPLE iPHONE & iPAD & Mobile News Thread PT1 (CLOSED) (pg. 525)
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| jester |
I am happy that Flash is finally dying!
Anyways I hope the next gen iMacs will have HDMI so I can finally plug in my PS3. I am tired of Elgato, what quality. |
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| E2EK1EL |
Windows Store Sets to Undercut Apple with up to 80% Revenue Share for Developers
Microsoft has announced details of their upcoming Windows Store, and its revenue share aims to undercut Apple’s App Store as developers will have an opportunity to receive up to 80% of revenues:
We will share up to 80% of the revenue generated from app sales.
The revenue share base is 70%, but when an app achieves $25k USD in revenue—aggregated across all sales in every market—that app moves to 80% revenue share for the lifetime of that app.
So, once an app establishes a bit of success, we increase the revenue share to 80% to reflect and reward that success.
Apple’s App Store and Mac App Store currently takes a 30% cut from devs, in comparison. Microsoft apps will allow free timed trials, plus app pricing will start at $1.49 and go up to $999. They will also allow developers to manage their own subscriptions using their own transaction models, which Apple currently forbids. A developer license will cost $49 (versus Apple’s $99), initial apps to hit the store will be free, with other apps to follow to be on an invite-only basis. The Windows Store is set to debut in early 2012.
Windows Web Services VP, Antoine Leblond, at their preview event yesterday:
“We want great apps, and we want great apps in our store,”
This new revenue share increase will surely encourage developers to make quality apps. One thing though, is the mental thought of app pricing starting at $1.49 versus $0.99. People easily spend $4-5 on a latte, yet when it comes to buying 99 cent apps…it’s like making a life-changing decision for some. Do you think that will make a difference? |
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| E2EK1EL |
Nokia seeking buyer for Vertu, says Financial Times
It looks like Nokia has finally grown weary of the one percent. According to a report from the Financial Times, the Finnish manufacturer is looking to sell off its Vertu line of luxury handsets, as part of the firm's ongoing restructuring process. Citing a source "familiar with the process," the FT went on to explain that Goldman Sachs is overseeing the sale, though it's still in a nascent stage of development. The brand has reportedly attracted the interest of unnamed private equity firms, though the same insider claims that luxury goods vendors may toss their hats in the ring, as well. Neither Nokia nor Goldman have commented on the report, but we'll be sure to let you know when they do. |
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| E2EK1EL |
I can't stand ppl typing with one finger, it's a keyboard and use both thumbs dumb ass. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
I can't stand ppl typing with one finger, it's a keyboard and use both thumbs dumb ass. |
Man calm down, not everybody has 4 iphones, one for each hand and foot.
Maybe he just don't use his phone that often? |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
Man calm down, not everybody has 4 iphones, one for each hand and foot.
Maybe he just don't use his phone that often? |
+1. It's a phone, makes our lives easier. Not a Messiah's 2nd coming. :p |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
Man calm down, not everybody has 4 iphones, one for each hand and foot.
Maybe he just don't use his phone that often? |
That's a White IP4 he's using, lots of ppl type like this on the iPhones since the 3G days. It's mostly the older generation that has this problem, I see it everywhere!!!
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
+1. It's a phone, makes our lives easier. Not a Messiah's 2nd coming. :p |
You should speak, I should post up the screenshots of your typing from last year.
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| E2EK1EL |
Galaxy Nexus - $160 w/ 3 yr contract Bell
I salute your arrival. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
That's a White IP4 he's using, lots of ppl type like this on the iPhones since the 3G days. It's mostly the older generation that has this problem, I see it everywhere!!!
You should speak, I should post up the screenshots of your typing from last year.
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So? People type what makes them comfortable ("wrong" or not). :o |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
So? People type what makes them comfortable ("wrong" or not). :o |
It was worst then deciphering hieroglyphics my kurfewla
:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: |
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| E2EK1EL |
Android, BlackBerry users want Apple’s iPad over like-branded tablets, study finds
Despite a wide selection of Android tablets as well as an own-brand offering from Research In Motion, Android and BlackBerry smartphone users prefer Apple’s iPad above competitive tablet offerings. A recent survey of 2,500 respondents conducted by market research firm_Maritz Research found that to be the case, Forbes reports._When presented with a choice of 14 different tablets from 11 different vendors, most Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile users identified the iPad as the tablet they would most like to buy. 53% of BlackBerry users identified the iPad as their tablet of choice, and only 8.5% said the BlackBerry PlayBook would be their preference. Among Android smartphone users, 41% indicated that they would choose the iPad over any other tablet, and 40% of Windows Mobile users said the iPad was the most appealing tablet. 15% of Android users said they would buy the Amazon Kindle Fire and 19% said they would buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab, while 16% of Windows Mobile users expressed interest in purchasing a Kindle Fire and 12% said they would buy a Galaxy Tab. |
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