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Palm revamps cost of doing business @ app store?

Palm revamps cost of doing business @ app store? by ssrjazz 11:49 PM 10/05/2009 -- [Reply]

RT @daveman692: Palm announces that if you build an open source app it will cost you nothing; closed source apps cost $99/year, $50 per app

ssrjazz 12:24 AM 10/06/2009 -- [Reply]

More info: Palm: Free Apps For The Web, Free Development For Open Source, And Free Phones!

Kasracer 12:31 AM 10/06/2009 -- [Reply]

Not really digging the $50 charge per application as BlackBerry does something similar and now no one uses their app store.

Really liking the web install, however.

Brain_ReCall 12:37 AM 10/06/2009 -- [Reply]

The free open-source is very cool.

I'm not sure how well the web install will work. I imagine for those who don't want to pay to get onto the App Catalog but keep it closed-source will like this. I'd imagine, though, the more deeply integrated apps like Preware or MyTether won't get past Palm. This will also probably work well for tie-in's, where you visit someones site and they have a huge flashing link screaming "Install our Pre app!".

StormD 12:55 AM 10/06/2009 -- [Reply]

Originally Posted by Brain_ReCall:
I'm not sure how well the web install will work.

I would like to be the first to welcome the new PreCentral.net App Store!

iannn_ 12:57 AM 10/06/2009 -- [Reply]

hahahah