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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1623332"><p>This is completely incorrect. The reason apps like CCC and SuperDuper are not allowed on the Mac App Store (it's not a case of the developers don't want them there -- they do, I've spoken with them!) is because such apps violate one of the rules of the story, which is that you can't offer any app that modifies system resources (this is why "system utilities" on the MAS are limited to duplicate finders and cache cleaners).</p><p></p><p>Don't take my word for it -- read it for yourself <a href="http://bombich.com/kb/ccc4/why-isnt-ccc-on-mac-app-store" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This again is a widely-debunked myth. Have you ever set up a web storefront, hosting and selling commercial wares? It ain't cheap. Apple's 30 percent cut of non-free programs includes ALL the infrastructure, billing, collections, distribution, accounting, refunds, analytics, publicity and profit dispersal associated with the store, which is as they say the single most popular distribution point of Mac software, bar none, on the planet.</p><p></p><p>If you think retail stores and distributors take less than 30 percent of (name any product), you're living in a fantasy world. Apple's deal (which is, incidentally, the same deal that Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's online software stores offer) is a bargain for what it includes. Ditto for Apple's competitor app storefronts.</p><p></p><p>I'm a huge fan of MacUpdate.com and I regularly buy software directly from developers when that's an option, but let's not try to promote such practices by trashing what has turned out to be a HUGE boon for developers -- and a place where nearly every developer would KILL to get into if their app fit the criteria.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1623332"] This is completely incorrect. The reason apps like CCC and SuperDuper are not allowed on the Mac App Store (it's not a case of the developers don't want them there -- they do, I've spoken with them!) is because such apps violate one of the rules of the story, which is that you can't offer any app that modifies system resources (this is why "system utilities" on the MAS are limited to duplicate finders and cache cleaners). Don't take my word for it -- read it for yourself [URL="http://bombich.com/kb/ccc4/why-isnt-ccc-on-mac-app-store"]here[/URL]. This again is a widely-debunked myth. Have you ever set up a web storefront, hosting and selling commercial wares? It ain't cheap. Apple's 30 percent cut of non-free programs includes ALL the infrastructure, billing, collections, distribution, accounting, refunds, analytics, publicity and profit dispersal associated with the store, which is as they say the single most popular distribution point of Mac software, bar none, on the planet. If you think retail stores and distributors take less than 30 percent of (name any product), you're living in a fantasy world. Apple's deal (which is, incidentally, the same deal that Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's online software stores offer) is a bargain for what it includes. Ditto for Apple's competitor app storefronts. I'm a huge fan of MacUpdate.com and I regularly buy software directly from developers when that's an option, but let's not try to promote such practices by trashing what has turned out to be a HUGE boon for developers -- and a place where nearly every developer would KILL to get into if their app fit the criteria. [/QUOTE]
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