Re:Stop Using The Cup of Coffee vs. $0.99 Cent App Analogy
by mbitca on Friday August 17, 2012 @05:53AM
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> A dollar at the margin for a person with a $600 phone on a $50/mo data contract is not an enormous gamble
It's not a big economic gamble, but there are good chances of getting screwed, which is more important than the money. I believe that's contributing to the prices being pushed down. I don't mind paying for the software I like, but I absolutely mind paying to try out 4 other apps that turned out that sucked. Indeed, because I had to give them money to find out, they will have the funds to keep on sucking. Effectively, I can't vote with my wallet.
Try shopping for an ssh client or a vnc client in the app store. I suspect you'll have that exact experience.
It's not a big economic gamble, but there are good chances of getting screwed, which is more important than the money. I believe that's contributing to the prices being pushed down. I don't mind paying for the software I like, but I absolutely mind paying to try out 4 other apps that turned out that sucked. Indeed, because I had to give them money to find out, they will have the funds to keep on sucking. Effectively, I can't vote with my wallet.
Try shopping for an ssh client or a vnc client in the app store. I suspect you'll have that exact experience.