AppStore: Good or Evil

Sunriser · 05-01-2009, 02:44 AM

Hello,
I though you might be interested about our experience with the AppStore after 9 month developing for it.
You'll find it at our blog here: AppStore: Good or Evil?

john3478 · 05-01-2009, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunriser

Hello,
I though you might be interested about our experience with the AppStore after 9 month developing for it.
You'll find it at our blog here: AppStore: Good or Evil?

It is good, if you posted the article here too. It just hard to respond in your site.

Anyway, you said
"this $250 minimum per country adding to the 100% refund is a real deal breaker"
For me $250 is not a real deal breaker because every wire transfer, cost me $10. I don't want to be paid $20 and the bank charge $10 for wire transfer.

Sunriser · 05-01-2009, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by john3478

It is good, if you posted the article here too. It just hard to respond in your site.

Anyway, you said
"this $250 minimum per country adding to the 100% refund is a real deal breaker"
For me $250 is not a real deal breaker because every wire transfer, cost me $10. I don't want to be paid $20 and the bank charge $10 for wire transfer.

My point was $250 PER COUNTRY, not $250. Put a minimum for payement is ok but seven time $250 is not. This way Apple might keep in their pocket in the worst case $249*7=$1,743 of my money.

john3478 · 05-01-2009, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunriser

My point was $250 PER COUNTRY, not $250. Put a minimum for payement is ok but seven time $250 is not. This way Apple might keep in their pocket in the worst case $249*7=$1,743 of my money.

I am ok with 7 separate payments. These are consequences of doing international sales. Japan, Germany, Europe, UK, WW, AU,CAN have their own tax rate. May be the complexity of combining all of them into one that's why Apple separate it out.

Naughty_Ottsel · 05-01-2009, 08:47 AM

I don't like the 7 different payments, why can't they just put it into one account, preferably for your region if possible, but I would be ok if it was in the US, 1 wire transfer payment is better than 6

johnqh · 05-01-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Naughty_Ottsel

I don't like the 7 different payments, why can't they just put it into one account, preferably for your region if possible, but I would be ok if it was in the US, 1 wire transfer payment is better than 6

That's easy. Sell only in US and you will get only one transfer.

panzeriti · 05-01-2009, 12:10 PM

Well... we should be happy that Apple is allowing us to sell Internationally. Much larger customer base.

johnqh · 05-01-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by panzeriti

Well... we should be happy that Apple is allowing us to sell Internationally. Much larger customer base.

That's my point.

There is no free lunch. You want to sell worldwide, then you have to deal with multiple payments from different regions. Don't ask for everything then complain about the inconvenience.