I had heard something saying that it could be done through in-app purchases but I highly doubt it's possible.
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I had heard something saying that it could be done through in-app purchases but I highly doubt it's possible.
Well your principal is pretty much wrong then. If you did purchase Tweetie (I'll assume you mean 1.0, rather than 2.0) a few weeks ago, then it clearly filled your needs at that time. It will continue to do so even after the release of 2.0. It's not like you'll be forced to pay for the upgrade.
As I said in another thread; lose the sense of entitlement. The developer doesn't owe you anything.
i dont see how in app purchases would be possible considering it's an entirely different app. Just think of it that way. It's a whole new app, just happens to be named the same.
It could technically be able to be done this way. But it's messy. It can't "upgrade" all the core code for a new app I don't believe. It's mostly for "addons" for an app or for allowing for subscriptions.
I know this. That's why I don't think it's even possibly.
Exactly. I don't think there's any way for the app to gain a significant upgrade though in-app purchases.
Software is different from hardware in that it costs the developer next to nothing to allow free or discounted upgrade (depending on how long ago the app was purchased). Yes, the developer has put in lots of work and he should be compensated as such, but penalizing royal customers isn't the way to do it. There should be free or heavily discounted upgrade if the purchase was within 30 days.
Now as I said before, I realize App Store does not have such upgrade pricing option. And the developer has publicly said if he could, he would offer free upgrade for recent purchases and discount for earlier purchases. So I am not necessarily blaming the developer, although I think he has few options to work around the issue (e.g., promotional pricing, promo code for select few, in-app option for premium new features).
Some have said, hey, don't be cheap, it's only $2.99. Yes, it's $2.99 if you are a new customer, but $5.98 if you are coming from 1.x. $5.98 may not be a king's ransom, but as occasional user of Twitter (I have only a dozen DM followers), it's more than I am willing to spend. Especially when there are many cheaper alternatives. To those that argue, then don't upgrade, I won't. But I am peeved that I am stuck with an older app when if I had just waited a little bit longer, I would've had the latest.
Promo pricing would mean anyone, not just those who purchased the app, can get the discounted pricing too. Which makes it an even better deal for those who haven't purchased... my guess, you'll wanna complain about that too. right?
Promo codes for select few... he only gets so many promo codes... and there are likely thousands who have purchased within the last month or so. Not to mention he doesn't know WHO purchased the app. None of that info is given to him. It only shows him how many purchases there have been. So, this is not a feasible option. Try again.
In-App purchasing will not work for this. Read the previous comments. You need to understand how the development model for that works to even see how it won't work. But let me save you the trouble. It won't work.
No one is saying you can't be pissed. Go for it. But you need to stop demanding that the developer solve the problem. Go plead your case to Apple and give them yet another reason to add upgrade pricing to the store. They won't read it here. You're wasting your time by complaining here.
Really? How about these?
People need to quit complaining. $3 is pretty cheap.... and this guy makes a living off of the app store. I'd be happy to pay even more for the upgrade.
Here's something, Tweetie 2.0 will be $3.99 on the Australian App Store. 
As much as I love Twitterrific, I'll buy Tweetie 2.0 just like I bought Tweetie 1.0. Why? It's $4 AUD. I can do without that Hamburger I was going to buy for lunch and spend it's value to reward a hard working developer.
As much as I love Twitterrific, I'll buy Tweetie 2.0 just like I bought Tweetie 1.0. Why? It's $4 AUD. I can do without that Hamburger I was going to buy for lunch and spend it's value to reward a hard working developer.
I really hope the developer caves in on his long resistance toward having Groups in his Twitter apps since Twitter will be officially supporting Lists soon.
Loren said he will support whatever twitter supports. The reason you never saw groups was because Twitter itself did not have a group feature. For myself I never really needed that feature.
That being said, I do wish Tweetie had more features but hopefully those will come in the future.
Not entirely happy about having to pay but it's absolutely understood, it's a completely new app and has dozens of new features; seeing other apps do less than this and charge more (ahem Birdfeed, which I paid for and have actually been using for some months now over Tweetie) should be what people whine about. Tweetie is no neat, clean, and intuitive, I love it! Cannot wait until Tweetie 2 comes out
And to those about to tell me that there are other applications that have all of these functionalities like Echofon, those are all ugly and make me not want to use them the moment I open them.
And to those about to tell me that there are other applications that have all of these functionalities like Echofon, those are all ugly and make me not want to use them the moment I open them.
Loren said:Just in time for 2.1
So that's a "yes". As soon as lists launches on Twitter Loren will incorporate it into Tweetie.
Assuming Tweetie 2.0 will cost a similar amount to 1.0 then for the UK thats £1.79 ... thats less than the price of a small cappuccino at my local coffee house and therefore its still kind of a no-brainer to pay a hard working developer who DOES keep working on the app to improve and often based on consumer feedback and doesn't just release and abandon the app.
How many people complaining about Tweetie 2.0 price are going to upgrade to Windows 7 from whatever OS they have .... or Snow Leopard etc
Tweetie 1.0 is a perfectly functional and still one of the best and most highly regarded twitter apps out there and therefore you can stick with it for a long while and not worry if the price is too high
How many people complaining about Tweetie 2.0 price are going to upgrade to Windows 7 from whatever OS they have .... or Snow Leopard etc
Tweetie 1.0 is a perfectly functional and still one of the best and most highly regarded twitter apps out there and therefore you can stick with it for a long while and not worry if the price is too high
Wow. Look at this video of Loren talking about Tweetie 2 back in May of this year! He said he'd like to charge .99c for Tweetie 2, because charging $2.99 for another app would piss of the existing users...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwbGAeTJnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwbGAeTJnU
Yeah Apple need to implement paid upgrades for the app store. Which I thought were already in it because when you look at an update it always says "free", implying that it may not always be.
That's great then! Really, groups are almost a necessity for me in twitter to stay on top of the things I pay attention to. I interact with and keep an eye on several distinct groups of contacts, and if I don't have any sort of filtering, it's really easy for one group to drown in the stream of another.
That is mainly why I've been using TweetDeck over Tweetie, but I really do like Tweetie's interface more. Looking forward to the new release.
Loren said on Twitter he submitted Tweetie 2 to Apple 4 days ago (I think) so now it just depends on the approval process.