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Originally Posted by jules
Apple could afford to take a little less and let the Software Devs have a little more to spend on product QC and bug squashing.
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While I certainly agree with increased attention to product QC and bug squashing, I'm not sure Apple is taking an unreasonable cut here. Ken mentioned somewhere when the Mac App Store first came out that a 30% cut was very attractive compared to the haircut involved in selling a boxed software product. I do agree with Rob that there are areas where Omni could invest the money and get a good ROI, though.
For a product like OmniFocus for Mac, with a good built-in software updater, I just don't see the attraction of using the Mac App Store. Not any particular advantage to buying the app there just because you bought the corresponding iOS apps, either.