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Re: I can't find it in the docs so I know I'm missing it some where
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Re: I can't find it in the docs so I know I'm missing it some where


  • Subject: Re: I can't find it in the docs so I know I'm missing it some where
  • From: Michael Ash <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:08:00 -0400

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Harry Jordan<email@hidden> wrote:
> There' s a good reason to enforce the 99 cent rule. Imagine a scenario in
> which a user downloads an app that is advertised as free, only to find that
> it's crippled beyond use without a subscription to a service or an internal
> upgrade. That's no way to build trust in the App Store.
>
> Yes, Apple could add a third category of 'subscription' apps but there are
> so many edge cases that it's just adding unnecessary complexity for the
> users. If your going to subscribe to a service for months or years, then a
> $1 startup fee really isn't a very big hurdle in my opinion.

A completely innocent, non-loaded question: is paying for an app and
then discovering that it's crippled beyond use unless you pay even
more better or worse than doing this same thing with one that was free
to download?

Mike
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