Apple lets crowd-funded developers sidestep App Store policies
filed in Adobe on May.18, 2012
The developers behind the Zombies, Run! game for iPhone say that they were able to distribute 3,000 copies of their app to backers who had funded its development through the Kickstarter “crowdfunding” site–this despite Apple’s rules limiting developers to 50 promotional codes for a single iOS app.
The unusual distribution also meant that Apple gave up its 30 percent cut of revenues for sales to those early funders, from a game that sells for $8. The developers Read more