How can developing an app could even cost millions of dollars?

Question

I’ve come across some government agencies and other businesses claiming they’d spent millions of dollars developing an app. How can developing an app could cost so much money?

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Answer 1

Have you ever looked at the price of renting or buying office space in a major city? Now add employee salaries and benefits, consulting fees, computers and equipment, desks and furniture, utility bills, insurance, taxes, advertising and promotion, building repairs and maintenance, legal fees, repayment and interest on loans, shipping fees, etc. It costs a lot of money for most businesses to make money.