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		jhancock on May 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The App Store Is a Classic Example Of A Broken Bus... I thought Apple hit a billion downloads. How is that broken? I can certainly see why some developers find Apple's approach difficult. But Apple is hardly a monopoly (yet). If you don't like Apple, do something different.

jonursenbach on May 12, 2009 [–]

It's a broken model if you're pissing off the people who helped you obtain that billion downloads, and subsequent 30% profit/sale.

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