On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote:
> My experience with trial period applications is the pirates will download > and break trial system to get the full version. But if you make the full > version only available as a different runtime as a paid app they won't buy > it to break it. > That's pretty interesting, as it means: 1) pirates don't want to pay anything for the app; 2) they don't want a paper trail with their (or someone else's) credit card. I assume that there is a practical reason for just disabling the features for a trial version: ease of development? Easier upgrade path for user? > > > Shane Isbell wrote: > >> All of this could be simply avoided by providing a trial option on a paid >> application page. Creating a new catalog entry for free apps, just invites >> the comparison. >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Paul Alfille <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> Once you get over your pique, think of this as a marketing opportunity. >>> >>> Make it very clear in the description of both what the free and paid >>> versions do and don't do. >>> "Free version, not time limited, fully functional except for X which >>> is available in the pro version" >>> >>> Most people will dismiss the comment pretty quickly. They are more >>> interested it figuring out quickly what your app actually does and if >>> it is stable. >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:35 AM, westmeadboy <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> However, I've now received a couple of comments down-rating the free >>>> app on the basis that it did not also get upgraded with the extra >>>> features. One commented that they would give 5 stars (to the free app) >>>> if the pro version was free! They have not purchased the paid app, >>>> AFAICT. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Android Discuss" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>> <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- Shane Isbell http://twitter.com/sisbell -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
