There's some interesting stuff from Saurik about piracy here: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/13/360idev-saurik-on-the-mobile-application-market/
Essentially, he's suggesting that the remote kill switch is not a very good idea... Instead, he suggests a one time message to the user but allowing them to continue using the app. On Apr 12, 8:09 pm, westmeadboy <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the kill-switch idea too. > > Depending on the type of app, I would go a bit further and let the > pirated copy circulate for a month or two. If its a good app then > people will like it and use it and when they suddenly find the app > killed (with a convenient button taking them to your paid app on the > Market) they might just consider buying it. > > Also, the more people happily using the pirated version, the more your > app will get known (though both pirate and legit channels). > > Furthermore, the longer waiting period will mean less legit users are > caught by the kill switch. > > So I say, let the pirates spread the love for longer and then kill the > love once they are hooked. > > On Apr 12, 7:58 pm, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Apr 11, 8:55 pm, JP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Apr 11, 4:15 pm, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Please consult your own legal counsel before doing anything malicious > > > > in your software, regardless of the moral justification. > > > > There is no malice, this is what the app does. > > > I was referring to Tauno's ideas, not yours. I'm all for the Kill- > > Switch idea and will likely do it. Thanks for sharing. > > > Nathan -- 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.
