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Anyone else P*$$ed off you now have to pay for app's...
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i think even some of the jailbreak apps now cost money which i believe the op is referring to
such as apps for unlocking iphones
such as apps for unlocking iphones
... You previously downloaded for free in installer?
I enjoy supporting fellow developers. The iPhone developer program is not free. Their time is not endless nor free as well. If they want to charge for their app, so be it. A fair number of them seem more polished than the jailbreak version.
Dunno about any 'hacks' that cost
But for the latter, Id wait for the ZiPhone (just a pun, I've no intention to unlock mine!)
Even before 2.0 and the app store there were apps on installer that you had to pay for if you wanted the full version. Most were free but just like the app store the better ones you had to pay for. Of course most of those were hacked and put on installer for free.
We should string 'em up!OMG, someone is trying to get paid for their work, tell me its not true!
you guys might have a spare $80-$90 to spend on used old app's but I don't,
I'd rather buy some new ones
And dont talk to me about getting not getting paid, I make freeware myself and I dont put a price on it, I would never charge something that was previously free, They should do it for the luv of it
I'd rather buy some new ones
And dont talk to me about getting not getting paid, I make freeware myself and I dont put a price on it, I would never charge something that was previously free, They should do it for the luv of it
Well, you could have been more specific in your complaint above. You sounded like you were mad because you suddenly had to buy apps at all.
It is sad when a developer pulls a free app and only supports a paid app now (iSquint is an app that was promised to be free, but then they went to a paid app. You can still get iSquint for free, but it's no longer being updated AFIK).
And sometimes I've seen real sleazy situation where they'll bait you with a free app, then change something so you have to pay for similar functionality. It's one reason I dislike web apps, because it's so easy for a company to 'discontinue' a web app and leave you with nothing (even when you've been paying for it).
Good for you. But some people need to pay the bills with the work they do, so they charge for it. And like I said, the jailbroken version vs. the app store version is not always the same. Some apps still remain free but their functionality is much improved.
Just because you make freeware doesn't mean everyone else should. This situation is basically like having a 1.0 and a 2.0 of an app, and saying "oh, they didn't charge for 1.0, why the hell are they charging for 2.0?!". If you don't like it, don't buy it.
What are you talking about? I make software for a living, ie i get paid for it. It's a job. People don't fix your car for the love of it, chef's who love to cook still take your money at their restaurant, what world do u live in?
