Comments on: Steve Jobs to Media Companies: My Way or the Highway

By: Platform Makers Placing Big Bets on In-App Payments « Near Field Communications

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:58:18 +0000

[...] Apple informed publishing content owners that going forward, they’ll need to include an in-app payment option through iTunes in their offerings. The issue came to a head when Sony said its Reader app was rejected after Apple apparently began enforcing its reported existing rules on in-app payments. As my colleague Mathew pointed out, this was a reminder to content publishers that it’s Apple’s way or the highway. [...]

By: Apple Gives Media Co’s a Carrot, But It’s Tied to a Big Stick: Tech News and Analysis «

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:33:14 +0000

[...] it is very inviting and pleasant and well-maintained, comes with some serious trade-offs, as I tried to explain when Apple’s subscription plans were being discussed a few weeks ago. There’s a pretty attractive carrot, but there’s also a big [...]

By: damonp

damonp — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:44:24 +0000

The shopping mall analogy is ridiculous. We pay for the hardware (iPad, iPhone, Android tablet/phone). We own it. We should be able to do with it what we want.

No one gets space in this “shopping mall” for free. Consumers PAY for the mall itself (ie. hardware). Businesses PAY for the privilege of being in this “mall” (ie. 30% of gross sales).

When shopping malls start charging $499 entry fee just to shop, then the analogy might fit.

At some point, consumers (at least beyond early adopters) are going to get tired of paying a lot of money to be tethered to one monopolistic corporation’s wares and policies.

Just as open source software ‘wants’ to be free (as in free to use how you see fit). Hardware will eventually be free again as well, once we get a choice in the marketplace again via competition.

By: Yahoo Wants to Get Mobile And Personal With Livestand: Tech News and Analysis «

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:24:13 +0000

[...] how much ownership publications will have with their consumer relationship. These are issues that publishers are struggling with Apple on. A lot will depend on how elegant Yahoo can make the experience and whether it can make Livestand a [...]

By: Ben Israel

Ben Israel — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:10:24 +0000

The haters need to calm down. I, for one, think in-app purchase improve the user experience and should be an option for every app. Why the hell would I want to exit the app, open the browser, wait a couple of page loads, struggle through another payment system, wait for authentication, and reload the app before I get to use the content.

and… it’s still about the user, no?

By: PXLated

PXLated — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:15:47 +0000

@dave…
1. Media costs ‘pennies’? What planet are you from?
Huh? What’s that got to do with my not wanting ad infestations.
2. Does iAd ring a bell?
Did I say I liked those either?
My point – which you obviously didn’t get since your planet seems to be mars – is I’ll pay for apps rather than endure ads of any kind.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:38:51 +0000

1. Media costs ‘pennies’? What planet are you from?
2. Does iAd ring a bell?

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:34:53 +0000

Yep, and that’s why my development team are shifting focus to the Android platform.

By: This Week in Review: Egypt’s media lessons, The Daily’s detractors, and Apple’s strike against e-books » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:04:25 +0000

[...] would have allowed users to buy e-books from the Sony Reader Store. GigaOM’s Mathew Ingram did a great job of putting the decision in the context of Apple’s past moves, explaining why they make good [...]

By: Sebastián Lalaurette

Sebastián Lalaurette — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:18:27 +0000

Well, NOW they will be making more money from apps, right?