One in 10 Brit smartphone owners 'can't afford' to pay for apps Brits like smartphones, but half of them don't like paying for apps and two-fifths of those who've downloaded one say they'd never hand over cash for the privilege. The numbers come from MyVoucherCodes, which asked 2,611 British app downloaders what they thought the apps were worth, with only 27 per cent saying they regularly …
They have Steve's personal guarantee, even from beyond the grave.
It's also like putting money in the collection at the church. They don't want to look a fool not paying up.
That and out of frustration for what their device doesn't do with the stock OS they'll pay anything to get the app that does do what they want.
A lot of the apps I have 'purchased' (like the excellent offroad/walking mapper Maverick) have no significantly increased functionality when paid for. But some of them are so good that you can't help but feel guilty using the free version when you can buy the author half a pint of beer for their efforts.
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My mother was a 'Softie,
she fixed all of my blue screens,
but my daddy was an iPhanboi
who lived way beyond his means.
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I have one foot on the platform
and one foot on the train
because I have to score at the Apple store
my latest ball and chain.
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Apologies and gratitude of course to The Animals.
I'm sorry, but people are often just plain tight...they'll happily fork out the Apple-tax for a Jesus Phone but then claim poverty when it comes to paying for quality software. I've seen people balk at paying 69p for an application - that's cheaper than a Mars Bar and 4-5 times cheaper than a pint (depending on where you go). Unless it's 69p for an iPint, that's just 69p too much
Started using an app on my Android phone to listen to BBC in the car, and quickly ran into a data ceiling. The evil greedheads at Telus Mobility (in Canada) are demanding $25 a month for 2 gigs of additional data. That's a 50% jump on my current cel bill.
That kind of rip-off is so offensive that I can't bring myself to consider paying it, so no more BBC app.
I got an iPhone 4 on the launch day, while I was in the shop there was someone in there kicking up a huge fuss after being asked to put down a £100 deposit on the 'free' iphone.
It was on a £65 a month contract, I, and the shop clearly, could tell just by looking at them that the 'free' iphone was all they were doing it for and the monthly charge would never be paid
Most apps don't even bother trying to do things properly.
(i.e Integrate into the settings - Microsoft ones are ironically the only ones that do).
I really don't like DRM (But because the apps are so cheap I might not be too bothered.)
I certainly don't want my card attached to my phone or tablet at all though (Regardless of anything else).
(I would probably buy a gift card probably ever app I would want would cost less than £10).
I would buy from Amazon if they forced dev's to keeps the Apps up-to date. (Not interested in Googles awful customer service to users).
When it comes to games I have tons from all the Android Humble Bundles. (Actually half decent games compared the junk that allot of people seem to like anyway).
Square Enix these days are totally awful. (As a kid I imported a US Super Nintendo to play Final Fantasy III (Jap VI) / Chrono Trigger - the games cost £70 each - don't remember the console cost). I don't mind paying for them again but I want them so I can play it on a plane. (The modern stuff like Chaos Rings looks awful).
I really should avoid Square Enix completely but I like Chrono Trigger. (And still FFVI)
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