Re:Stop Using The Cup of Coffee vs. $0.99 Cent App Analogy
by franzus on Friday August 17, 2012 @04:13AM
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Hmm, getting me to buy a mobile app for $1 is really hard. I consider most of them time wasting toys.
On the other hand I'm perfectly happy to pay $15/month for a useful web service.
And on the desktop I have no problem with paying $50+ for serious software.
I guess mobile has (to me at least) that shovel ware image.
Re:Stop Using The Cup of Coffee vs. $0.99 Cent App Analogy
by dpark on Friday August 17, 2012 @11:17AM
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I agree. My point is that as hard as it is to get me to buy an app for $1, getting me to buy software for $1 elsewhere is just impossible. I won't likely subscribe to a service for $1/mo, either (though I might subscribe for $12/year). Really low prices in an app store make me think "this might be crappy". Really low prices elsewhere make me think "this is probably malware".
If you want me to buy an app in an app store, you've got pretty much the same sell whether you're charging a dollar or five. On the web, if you're not charging at least twenty, I've probably already navigated away.
But with that said, I don't spend much on random apps on the web, either. You've still got to make a good sell. It's just that "low price" on the web is $20.