AppleInsider in hot water over leaked AppStore images
By Aaron Besson at 13 June, 2008, 11:06 am
AppleInsider, you got served, ooooooooohhhh. OK seriously, they recently posted some screen shots of the AppStore in iTunes and were politely asked to take them down. Well that doesn’t stop me from posting them (until I get served).
As you can see it shows how users will buy Apps via iTunes on your Mac or PC. Very similar to how you would currently buy any content from iTunes (except there does not seem to be an option to preview - Makes me wonder if on the iPhone you will get to preview or test drive an App or Game before buying? Seems like a nice idea.)
Besides the screen shots there is some interesting info we can get from the article, it shows how developers will upload their apps/games and control rating, availability and pricing.
“People familiar with the matter say that apps uploaded to the Apple-run service via iTunes Connect have been given an absolute file size limit of 2GB that may prevent some developers from producing software with very large, integrated data sets.”
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“A web-based portal lets developers manage a large number of business and store presentation elements. It also lets these creators set the compatibility of the app with the iPod touch, the global regions where program should be distributed, and even game content ratings that roughly match American and European standards, warning parents of particularly sexual or violent content during play.”
A sample game for sale in the AppStore
“Apple will refuse to sell games which would merit an “adult” rating, those knowledgeable of the company’s policies say.
Importantly, pricing is described as a tiered system rather than an arbitrary price point chosen by the producer. Those who want to charge for apps can ask users to pay as little as 99 cents at the US store up to a maximum of $999.99; each tier moves the price up by increments from between $1 to $100 depending on the relative price difference.”
Here we can see the pricing control page where users add pricing and availability.
Below is the letter which AppleInsider received from Apple’s legal team.
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