Apple now permits in-app purchasing News
iPhone News by Tom Bramwell
iPhone and iPod Touch application developers will no longer have to provide a "Lite" version to allow people to sample their work for free.
Thanks to a change in Apple's rules, detailed on Engadget, it's now possible to offer a free version which includes an option to upgrade to the full version within the application, similar to the way Xbox Live Arcade games work.
The option can be used "to sell content, subscriptions, and digital services", according to Apple's developer intel.
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The problem with this now is that you download a game with the price as "free" but you have no idea how much (if anything) it will cost to play the full game (unless the author decides to add it to the app description). I could download Tetris, play it for 2 minutes then get asked to pay £5 for the game, where I could have just bought another Tetris game off the store with it's price visibly listed as £1.59... I like Tetris!
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kangarootoo
19/10/09 @ 08:54
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@wizlon
Is that likely though? Most shareware advertises its full price somewhere, so I think you are imagining the worst in this case, and very much doubt a majority of apps will conceal their price in the way you suggest. And even in the instances where the full price isn't clear on download, does it really matter? You can always just stop playing if you don't like the price. |
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Mentalist(air)
19/10/09 @ 09:12
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I could download Tetris, play it for 2 minutes then get asked to pay £5 for the game, where I could have just bought another Tetris game off the store with it's price visibly listed as £1.59.
Well, you could always delete the £5 tetris and then go and buy the £1.59 one. You'd only have wasted 2 minutes of playtime, plus a maximum of another two minutes of download time. I'm sure app vendors are not permitted to charge for content silently.
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I'm guessing this has everything to do with Rock Band coming out this morning. Game works pretty well (£5.99, comes with about 20 songs), has a store where songs are bundled in packs of 2 for 59 pence a pair. Just bought Today and Zero by Pumpkins for 59 pence. Works easily, decent system. I support this type of premium DLC.
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StooMonster
19/10/09 @ 11:08
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Could be tied into some anti-piracy measures, i.e. the app only gives access to full features when it is authorised?
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Good discussion about this on TouchArcade:
http://toucharcade.com/2009/10/15/apple-... |
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StooMonster
19/10/09 @ 13:41
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kestral: oh yes, I should read my iPhone Developer Program announcements more closely. :)
Interesting to see how this works out, and if it has any effect on iPhone App piracy. |
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actionfitz
19/10/09 @ 15:50
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nice. all they need to do now is allow us to use our own fucking songs - bought off itunes btw - as ringtones instead of making us buy everthing twice. fucking money grabbing bastards.
I must have my Scattman Ringtone!... /hides |
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