Palm developer program coming in December

Larry Dignan | Oct 07, 2009

Palm said Tuesday that its webOS developer program will be open in December with "an unparalleled level of transparency" in a not-so-subtle dig at Apple.

The company, which is playing catch-up with its application marketplace, opened its App Catalog beta program today (statement). In August, Palm told developers they could submit paid apps for the App Catalog.
Among the key details of Palm's developer program:
There's a 70/30 revenue split (Palm gets 30 percent).

A US$99 annual fee. That fee is waived if you submit an open source webOS application.
Palm can provide a fulfillment service for developers for promotion.
The company will review every application and developers will pay fee of US$50 for each app.
Palm is betting that rankings and other community features will be plentiful.
Apps will be purchased with Visa and MasterCard.

Originally posted on Between the Lines at ZDNet

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