Re:Firefox 4, 5, 6 and 7 to be released before the end of 2011
by skybrian on Tuesday February 08, 2011 @12:25AM
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With Android apps (and iPhone I presume), it seems that you pay once and automatically get any available updates. I'd guess that would work reasonably well for small utilities, so long as they continue to get new customers.
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Re:Firefox 4, 5, 6 and 7 to be released before the end of 2011
by tomkarlo on Tuesday February 08, 2011 @12:52AM
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That hasn't always held true for some of the major iPhone apps, at least - when there's a major version release, they sometimes require a new purchase.
Also, iPhone and Android apps have the potential for ongoing in-app purchases by users. So you buy the GPS app once for a very low price (or free) but you have to keep buying the data updates if you're using it. Or new levels for Angry Birds.