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Re:Rampant Abuse of Push Notifications Is Ruining Them For A... by SquareWheel on Monday November 12, 2012 @03:31PM (#4774612)
The same is true of in-app purchases. How many scammy "buy 3000 mojo points!" apps are out there now? At this point I don't even bother with an app if I see in-app purchases. Shame for those who use them correctly, like Alien Blue.
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Re:Rampant Abuse of Push Notifications Is Ruining Them For A... by duskwuff on Monday November 12, 2012 @04:32PM (#4774902)
Perhaps it'd be useful if Apple would make a distinction between applications with one-time IAPs (e.g, "upgrade to SurfWriter Plus for $1.99") and applications with consumable IAPs (e.g, "get ten thousand zorkberries for $1.99"). The latter are almost certainly the sort of IAPs that are fundamentally bothering you here.
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