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iTunes App Store = Cha Ching!
Created 2008-10-07 13:59

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iTunes App Store = Cha Ching!
Posted 10/07/2008 at 4:59:42pm | by Roberto Baldwin
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If you're a developer and you've been on the fence about developing for the iPhone, iPhone App Entrepreneur has a nice set of charts showcasing the kind of money you can make if your app becomes popular.

In case you didn't know, Apple has a 70/30 split for all transactions made through the iTunes app store. Apple gets 30% of the proceeds and the developer gets 70%. It's not until you look at the actual numbers on the charts that you realize, "Maybe writing code all day isn't such a bad gig."

sales chart

Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be at the library learning about Objective C.

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[2] http://www.maclife.com/article/news/itunes_app_store_cha_ching
[3] http://www.iphoneappentrepreneur.com/2008/03/how-much-money.html#more
[4] http://developer.apple.com/iphone/