Jan and Maria, I posted the blog and you can find it below and Erick your comments will be in a follow up piece.
http://www.fedoraoutlier.com/wishes-for-a-better-apple-app-store/#more-774 On Aug 31, 2012, at 7:41 PM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote: > The only thing I don't like about either the IOS app store or the Apple app > store is, it's unnecessarily naggyie. It took me half an hour to put a gift > card into some one's account today. First it had dumped half of his contact > info and it had to be re-entered. Then we filled in the gift card number. > Then it nagged us to put in a credit card which we didn't want to do. Then > we tried to buy mountain lion and it nagged us to input security questions > which we had already done. It wouldn't let us make a purchase until we did > the rigameroll, and when I looked at the banks of questions they were totally > different. The ones we inputted weren't even on the list. So, I'm confused. > Does this guy now have 6 security questions on file? What happened to the > old ones? Ughch. The entire process involved entering the apple ID and > password no less than three times. It actually took 6 or 8 because I tried > to get around some of the nags. Why? Where is the sense? > > I had a client the other day who wanted digit-eyes off the app store, and > apparently her credit card had expired. So, when we hit the buy button it > just sat there like a lump. Then we went on a complete nag spree. > Bongbomgbong, please agree to the terms that will appear on the next screen, > OK. Bonkboing, here's the 64 page apple terms of use, thank god the agree > button is at the top, agree. Bomgbongbonbg, are you sure you agree to the > terms, agree. Bongbongbong, Wait a minute, do you still want to buy this > app? Yes godamnit! Please sell me the app. By the time I even updated the > card info and agreed to the new terms, and restarted the phone once because > the terms of use failed to load on the first try, I had nothing left in the > tank for teaching digit-eyes, and my 75-year-old client was pooped. > > Don't get me wrong. I'm comforted that they care so much about security, but > anything beyond downloading a free app is a complete trial. It just > shouldn't be such an ordeal to get things done. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at > $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2012-08-31, at 4:47 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote: > >> Hey guys and girls. We are wondering what are your thoughts on the Apple app >> store and you knot having the ability to try before you buy unless there is >> a life version? What about the refund policy for a non accessible app or not >> having the ability to do this or that. We are looking for feedback to >> improve our app purchasing power. Thanks for your responses. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en.
