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> A couple of weeks ago, and a few months before that I
> talked about a payment solution for developers, basically a
> system where developers can receive payments from clients.
> Rad! had started the topic I commented on a few weeks
> ago.
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> I believe that it's a great time now for us
> developers to do something about it. There are lots of great
> guys making great apps, especially mobile apps, but the
> methods that exist for them to receive payments are
> cumbersome for the client or the revenue share would not
> make business sense for the developer unless they are
> selling in the 10s or 100s of thousands.
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> As I commented on Rad!'s thread, the payment
> solution is in-deed the last mile for us developers. With
> such a solution one can confidently build an app and plan
> for it's sale.
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> I'm therefore putting the request out to all
> parties/developers interested. Is anyone willing to
> contribute to develop such a system. I belive we have some
> of the best developers spread out in our lists. We have the
> Security Guru's, the UI Gurus, Database Gurus, Software
> Architects, Designers and Programmers among others. And
> I'm sure those people know other people internationaly
> who can provide expert help. If we archieve this we could
> have a great open platform for payments.
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> I had in mind a simple platform. It works the same way
> one would buy Mobile credit from the retail chains. It will
> be electronic. One purchases the amount they need, they send
> a request to the servers, through the Application (website,
> PC or mobile App). The application on the server deducts the
> amounts as they are used by the subscriber.
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> I believe this system can generate enough revenue to
> sustain itself. The retail chain can pocket their 10 %, the
> system (and whoever is maintaining it) pocket another 10%
> and 70%-80% goes to the developer. Apple's Appstore
> pockets 30% while developer pockets 70%, that is great. One
> developer might have a client base of 5,000 for their app,
> but with 20 developers that goes up to 100,000.
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> A developer would have access to the API to embed the
> payment solution in a website, mobile app, or PC app.
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> I'm starting this thread for discussion into this
> venture. If the discussions are successful, let's make
> this a reality! If not, then I'll repost and repost
> until this idea makes sense, coz I'm yet to see how it
> doesn't.
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