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Akira Zendragon
EVE University Ivy League
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Posted - 2011.06.15 18:00:00 -
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SRSLY!?
It's cool that it provides a solution for Capsuleer et al. to sell the apps on the App Store, or for developers of other applications to sell them if they want to get paid for the time they invested in making the app.
But $99/yr to be able to accept ISK donations/subscriptions/payments is utterly ridiculous. Especially for accepting ISK donations while providing useful services to the community. Let's face it... there are players out there that have given a lot of their time to the community, and CCP owes them big time for their contributions.
Methinks someone at CCP has been sniffing geothermal plumes too often...
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Akira Zendragon
EVE University Ivy League
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Posted - 2011.06.15 18:26:00 -
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Quote: CCP does not offer formal technical support to developers or warrant the API in any way. It's provided as is.
Didn't notice this the first time around... My view was just upgraded to highway robbery.
So lemme get this right... If, hypothetically speaking, I wanted to make a web-app of some sort and make it available to the community while accepting donations I'd have to:
a) Spend time to develop and maintain hypothetical web-app b) Pay for the hosting costs c) Not be able to accept paypal donations to offset that cost d) Pay $99/yr to use an unsupported service with no warranties or SLA? or is it d) Pay $99/yr for the privilege of accepting ISK donations for my work?
I make a living developing software. Paying $99/yr to work plus x$/mo on hosting to help the community and get some ISK donations does not compute. I'd sooner spend $99/yr on GTCs -> PLEX.
It would work fine if I wanted to develop a mobile or desktop app and sell it, but this is broken beyond repair for most other scenarios. Go back to the drawing board and start again...
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Akira Zendragon
EVE University Ivy League
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Posted - 2011.06.15 18:38:00 -
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Originally by: Andrea Griffin
Red Frog now must pay $99 a year because they have a route calculator on their website. EFT must pay $99 a year because the author kindly asks for donations. BattleClinic must pay $99 a year because they host a giant killboard and have some Google ads.
And it just dawned to me that E-UNI hosts a couple of web-apps and accepts donations to cover hosting costs. I'd like to know just how much $$$ CCP has made because of the work the volunteers at E-UNI have been doing for all these years...
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Akira Zendragon
EVE University Ivy League
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Posted - 2011.06.15 19:56:00 -
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So $99 covers what costs, exactly? The API is already there and free. (And without warranties...)
Identity verification would be a one-time thing. I can't really get what other "service costs" you mean.
Unless of course you mean the API, in which case I think at least a minimum level of support and warranties would be in order.
Look at Apple's iOS developer program. For $99/yr Apple gives you development tools and SDKs, tons of documentation and sample code (free, actually), some tech support and they'll host the downloads for your app, and so on...
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