Re:The Majority of Today’s App Businesses Are Not Sustainable
by thrownaway2424 on Sunday July 27, 2014 @02:07PM
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What about Paper? Not only did they charge from the start, they charged a rather high price, and entered a market full of existing competitors, some free.
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Re:The Majority of Today’s App Businesses Are Not Sustainable
by otisfunkmeyer on Sunday July 27, 2014 @05:29PM
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Unless you are talking about a different Paper, Paper was a free app with an in-app purchase of tools (different brushes) available.
I know this because I downloaded it because it was free and then bought the tools. I wouldn't have tried it if they wanted the (I think) $4.99 up-front.
Re:The Majority of Today’s App Businesses Are Not Sustainable
by danbucholtz on Sunday July 27, 2014 @07:36PM
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Good example definitely. I wonder what kind of money they're making. I also wonder if they would be able to do the same thing in 2014 that they did a few years back when they launched. I perceive the landscape as far more competitive, but I could be wrong.
Re:The Majority of Today’s App Businesses Are Not Sustainable
by CodeCube on Sunday July 27, 2014 @03:16PM
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Sometimes ... just sometimes, a fantastic product, and good lifestyle-type marketing (at least, from the videos on their site) can make all the difference. Paper is just leaps and bounds better than any other similar app ;)