Re:Android Migration
by M8 on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @06:19AM
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It's funny how they are trying to suggest that getting same apps isn't going to be a problem :).
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Yeah, it would be newsworthy if Apple stomached the cost of paid apps for people who move from android to iOS.
I mean they'd only have to pay 0.7x the cost of the apps, if that.
> And your paid apps are added to your iTunes Wish List.
Oh how convenient!
I wonder if they will allow an app that lets people migrate from iOS to something else on their app store. The reality distortion field at Cupertino remains strong.
I've always thought someone should do this. Would have though MS, BB or Samsung would have more to gain than Apple, but the result would have to worth the cost?
However my anecdotal evidence is that having paid for apps on one platform isn't a barrier to switching for a lot of people. It seems to be an afterthought, a realisation only when they come to download (and pay) for the app again. By that point its too late.
Plus nobody pays for Apps on other platforms. Developers who release on iOS and android see 10-100 times the revenue on iOS. Partly this is piracy, but a lot of it is culture.
More than that, even on iOS the paid App model is going away and free apps with in-app-purchase or other premium models are what's succeeding. (not watch this get downvoted.)