Comments on: Microsoft promotes higher prices for mobile apps http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/08/20/microsoft-promotes-higher-prices-for-mobile-apps/ Wireless news, views and reviews Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:30:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: joelmason http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/08/20/microsoft-promotes-higher-prices-for-mobile-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-22882 joelmason Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:59:35 +0000 http://www.unwiredview.com/?p=19253#comment-22882 Microsoft encourages higher prices? Not surprised but I do wonder if their business agreement with developers will be as generous as Apple. Sure, there's a lot of .99 crap in the app store and then there are some really good .99 apps. There are also apps that cost a lot more than .99 so it is not quite a "dollar store."<br><br>I hope Microsoft is successful in its mobile phone venture. Apple needs competition to keep its innovative edge sharp and not fall into complacency which happens to monopolies like Microsoft and like Apple is in danger of becoming. Microsoft encourages higher prices? Not surprised but I do wonder if their business agreement with developers will be as generous as Apple. Sure, there's a lot of .99 crap in the app store and then there are some really good .99 apps. There are also apps that cost a lot more than .99 so it is not quite a “dollar store.”

I hope Microsoft is successful in its mobile phone venture. Apple needs competition to keep its innovative edge sharp and not fall into complacency which happens to monopolies like Microsoft and like Apple is in danger of becoming.

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