Palm slashes App Catalog download fees in half

Palm announced that the vast majority of webOS applications available via the device maker's App Catalog storefront are available at half off now through July 9. Writing on The Official Palm Blog, communications and marketing director Jon Zilber states that only a handful of exceptions remain at full price--he adds that all discounted downloads represent the standard, full-featured versions of the apps in question, entitling consumers to all future upgrades. Palm adds that despite the promotion, webOS developers will still earn 70 percent of revenues keeping with the standard retail price.

Palm App Catalog features fewer than 3,000 webOS apps, far behind rivals like Apple's App Store, which boasts more than 225,000 applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Hewlett-Packard agreed to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion in April--HP said it will leverage its distribution channels and financial strength to broaden the webOS platform into new segments, with plans to introduce tablets and netbooks targeting both the consumer and enterprise markets.

For more on the Palm App Catalog promotion:
- read this Official Palm Blog entry

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