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Re:Subscribers are the new, new thing in business by ghaff on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @10:36AM (#16811468)
Not that it's easy to make money in mobile but there are apps that sell for a low number of dollars and they don't even necessarily have in-app purchases. I think it's more akin to micropayments albeit on a different scale. Personally, I'm very resistant to subscriptions. I don't want to be managing 50 $0.50/month subscriptions for this that and the other thing. Just too much mental energy to deal with.
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Re:Subscribers are the new, new thing in business by fundamental on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:23AM (#16812049)
Is that an entirely fair comparison? Personally I don't have the same expectations for a product where I have an ongoing subscription vs a one time purchase (i.e. ignoring the scale of $ I'd expect differences in support/ongoing development/community platforms/etc). Perhaps that's a minority view however.
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Re:Subscribers are the new, new thing in business by ghaff on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:34AM (#16812189)
Maybe? Certainly, lots of people expect app upgrades that handle new phone models and OS upgrades. Subscriptions probably do have a more explicit ongoing support relationship though.
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