Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger Eller wrote: > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >> Roger Eller wrote: >> >>> LiveCode devs are encouraged to use the app store, even at a 30% >>> loss, so why not the mothership herself? >> >>

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Rick Harrison
Hi again, 1. RunRev can overcome the 30% take by marking the product up by the percentage income one would lose to the Apple App Store, thus maintaining the income required. 2. Incremental updates don’t have to be updated in the App Store as frequently as it’s done through RunRev.

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Roger Eller
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Roger Eller wrote: > > LiveCode devs are encouraged to use the app store, even at a 30% loss, so >> why not the mothership herself? >> > > > > -- > Richard Gaskin >

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Richard Gaskin
Roger Eller wrote: LiveCode devs are encouraged to use the app store, even at a 30% loss, so why not the mothership herself? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mob

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Roger Eller
Ok then. Even a limited version that isn't maintained with frequent updates is better than nothing at all. At least there would be a chance of a user of LC limited doing a google search and finding that more advanced products exist at livecode.com without even providing a link or hint inside the

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Roger Eller
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Developer tools are generally absent from the app store, as are all apps > that provide utility beyond the confines of the sandbox. Many other apps > aren't there simply because some devs find it annoying, or simply don't > want to cut the

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Mark Schonewille
That's why I wrote "there are no installers in the app store". You can't do that. -- Kind regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Http://economy-x-talk.com Share the clipboard of your computer over a local network with Clipboard Link http://clipboardlink.economy-x-talk.com Op 9 okt. 2015 o

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Roger Eller
This is why I suggested a "smart" downloader, so it could be maintenance-free. Publishing a new app for every version would indeed be a pain. On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > So you see any installers in the Mac App Store? Maintainin

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Bob Sneidar
Isn't it about work vs. potential sales? If I could work my ass off for 2 years 14 hours a day with nary a day off, but had a real good chance of having all the money I needed to retire for life, hell yes I'd do it! Bob S On Oct 9, 2015, at 08:44 , Mark Schonewille mailto:m.schonewi...@econom

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Richard Gaskin
Rick Harrison wrote: I was thinking about how RunRev could expand it’s user base, and I thought for fun I’d see if it was at least listed in the Apple App store for the Macintosh. To my astonishment, I found It is not listed there at all! I don't think you'll find Ruby, Lua, R, or even Xojo th

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Paul Dupuis
On 10/9/2015 11:44 AM, Mark Schonewille wrote: > So you see any installers in the Mac App Store? Maintaining the App Store is > a lot of extra work. It would be great if LC were available there, but the > work is probably what keep RunRev from doing so. Not to mention the ridiculously high perce

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Mark Schonewille
So you see any installers in the Mac App Store? Maintaining the App Store is a lot of extra work. It would be great if LC were available there, but the work is probably what keep RunRev from doing so. -- Kind regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Http://economy-x-talk.com Share the clipboar

Re: LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Roger Eller
If not LiveCode itself, then at least a downloader app which grabs the latest Stable GM. Most Windows users (regular folks) have no idea that programming in actually within their reach. So yeah. ALL desktop app stores should have LC in-stock. Great idea, Rick ~Roger On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11

LiveCode is not in the Apple App Store!

2015-10-09 Thread Rick Harrison
Hi there, I was thinking about how RunRev could expand it’s user base, and I thought for fun I’d see if it was at least listed in the Apple App store for the Macintosh. To my astonishment, I found It is not listed there at all! It seems to me that it would at least be a good venue to have it lis