Friday, October 16, 2009

Free iPhone Apps Now Offer In App Purchases

The App Store, download the kiosk program for Apple's touchscreen terminals, evolves and changes its business model. Launched in July 2008, he knows a growing success with 85 000 applications already referenced and 2 billion downloads generated from an iPhone or iPod Touch.

In addition, Apple has attracted many developers, 125 000 of them having access to the interface to publish new programs, at a cost of about $ 100. And if the firm at the apple has recently offered to developers to use a function called "In App Purchase" to buy additional content (maps, levels, options, ...) from an application fee, it now becomes access to free applications.

Apple wants there to get rid of software demo? Although developers are often forced to publish two versions of their programs on the App Store, the first version of "Lite" to try a few minutes, the second version in full, and then pay. Apple has sent in the night to members of his "Dev Center" message stating that "In App Purchase rapidly adopted by developers in the application fee. Now, you can also use free applications to sell content, subscriptions, or digital services.

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