ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

Chroma Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

Chroma Wrote:they're usually made by indie developers who need the money

The only problem is that programmers are often paid a fixed salary, thus what you pay for the software doesn't actually go (at least directly) to the developers... >_>

Not in the case of the app store. They're paid 70% of the revenue their app generates, and a huge-donkey number of apps are made by indie devs, not big companies.

If that's the case, then that's certainly a different model.  Though I question the ability of single developers on that front.

Actually, if I recall correctly, Aqua Forest, Trism, and Galcon were made by 1-5 people, really small teams, and they're some of the best games on the store. It's surprising, imo.