Just wondering about the bomb idea: What if the user changes the date back a week from the bomb deadline?
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:41 PM, SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com < softwareforme....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > It's a double-edged sword, isn't it? > > Personally, we are happy that so many are interested in what we build. I > mean, we are geeks and take pleasure in the tools and in others getting use > out of them. > > However, we also lament the loss of revenue that is be caused by piracy. > > I personally agree that when there are hacked copies around, many people > will have the app who would never have paid in the first place. But I don't > think the number comes close to 100%. Sure, hackers will show the app to > their friends, but then they'll give them a copy, and somebody will upload > it to the torrent and file-share sites, and many more will download it. > > It would be best for developers if Google had a solid solution, but I don't > think it would be best for Android. The hack-ability of the platform surely > fuels some of the excitement people have around it (ease of rooting phones, > custom ROMs, etc.). > > We are near to releasing our solution. It is license-key based, and will > give any user a reasonable trial period before it stops functioning. > > @Yahel: that's great. I hadn't thought about the bomb idea. :-) > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Hekki <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've been through the same questions for a desktop app that i've >> written 4 years ago. >> >> I believe that it's a good thing, a badge of honor as you put it :) >> >> The truth is, people who know how to hack, where to find the crack, >> and actually get your app this way when the price is so low, will just >> never, ever, in a million years spare the pennies.... >> They are not customers, they are not potential customers, they're just >> power-users that proves themselves this way. >> >> I came to the conclusion though that they are a great communication >> vector. They show your app to their friends and multiply the number of >> people who are aware you even exists. >> Among those people, some, less tech-savvy will simply buy your app. >> People that would have never even heard of your app in the first >> place. >> >> So you are not really loosing sales because they are non buyers >> anyway, and you get popularity :D >> >> A little simplistic but I could actually verify it with my app, I >> switched it to a give what you want(even nothing) model and saw a >> surge in both download and purchase :D >> >> Yahel >> Ps : One way some developper fight back, is by putting a modified >> version of their app on those sites themselves : Put a time-bomb : in >> 30 days -> "This version is pirated, your phone number was just sent >> via the internet to the police expect their arrival in a few >> minutes."). But don't actually get any private information from them, >> you'd be in trouble and they really are not worth it. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
