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Re:Free with In-App Purchase is a sham by squigz on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @06:08PM (#43910144)
I do not know a single person whose thought process would come anywhere close to that, frankly. People aren't excited to pay more per month for every tiny app they use.

Well... maybe Apple users are, actually?

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Re:Free with In-App Purchase is a sham by dlachausse on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @06:26PM (#43910271)
Let me make it more clear, the process goes something like this…

1. I’m not paying that much for an app

2. Oooh that one’s free

3. Oh if I pay for a monthly subscription I get all these cool features

4. If I pay $X I can get those cool features without paying the monthly subscription fee

It’s not logical, but it’s essentially why the freemium model works and is the dominant monetization strategy currently.

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