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Originally Posted by hacker
If writing software for the purpose of selling it only results in a 1% return on investment, then what is the point? Its probably better to turn to becoming a plumber or some other manual labor vocation with a better turnaround.
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You shouldn't expect to become the next BillG with a micro ISV. Most developers do it for the satisfaction and freedom of being able to run their own business and not having to follow orders from a boss. The bulk of your income will still come from a (part-time) job or freelancing.
I suspect one of the reasons that PalmGear and Handango charge such a high commission (40%) is because of the relatively low price of handheld software. There's not much money to be made for them either, hence they have to keep raising their cut to grow their business. Sooner or later this bubble is going to burst.