Re:Windows 8 apps hackable and crackable, just like iOS and ...
by chii on Friday December 14, 2012 @02:17AM
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> I don't have an answer for free ad-based apps.
I do. Your game would need to display the ads as part of the game's texture (say, if its a side scroller). its much harder to hack it out, and its less intrusive (it doesn't stop the game and force you to watch the ad).
But think about the business proposition of an ad based revuenue stream - your customers are no longer the gamer, but the advertiser! Which means that either you don't serve your customer well (by displaying ads that don't convert), or _do_ serve your customer well, but fuck over the actual gamer. Neither is a good way to go in my opinion. Its better to get the game paid for by the gamer, and if your game is worth it, it will be bought.
I do. Your game would need to display the ads as part of the game's texture (say, if its a side scroller). its much harder to hack it out, and its less intrusive (it doesn't stop the game and force you to watch the ad).
But think about the business proposition of an ad based revuenue stream - your customers are no longer the gamer, but the advertiser! Which means that either you don't serve your customer well (by displaying ads that don't convert), or _do_ serve your customer well, but fuck over the actual gamer. Neither is a good way to go in my opinion. Its better to get the game paid for by the gamer, and if your game is worth it, it will be bought.