Dan Counsell, an indie Mac and iOS developer, who writes about the Mac App Store, app pricing, and selling software.
HN links his post arguing the Mac App Store needs paid upgrades, and commenters tie it to developers leaving the store and the importance of marketing.
This won't help one bit. Seriously: Why do developers like those from Sketch drop the Mac App Store? Here's why:
https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/01/another-popular-app-leaves-the-mac-app-store/
http://blog.wilshipley.com/2012/03/mac-app-store-needs-paid-upgrades.html
https://www.dancounsell.com/a-wish-list-for-the-mac-app-store/
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/developers-keep-leaving-mac-app-store/
Dan and other indie developers talk a lot about the importance of doing your own marketing, even if you are in the App Store. And they also underline how being listed in the App Store isn’t close to the results of proper marketing.
http://dancounsell.com/articles/thoughts-on-increasing-app-revenue
http://www.joecieplinski.com/blog/2014/12/22/building-a-showroom/
There was another Mac App Store article on here yesterday:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10056593
The Mac App Store Still Needs Paid Upgrades
http://dancounsell.com/articles/the-mac-app-store-still-needs-paid-upgrades