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Another angle... It's sad when we pay $5 for a coffee made in 5 minutes that we'll drink in 3... but not $5 for an app that took 5 months that we'd use daily f
by clickbyclick 10y ago
Another angle...
It's sad when we pay $5 for a coffee made in 5 minutes that we'll drink in 3... but not $5 for an app that took 5 months that we'd use daily for a year.
- emodendroket 10y agoI can't speak for anyone else but I'd be willing to spend significantly more than that for something I found useful.
- vectorpush 10y agoWell, if coffee shops started offering up free coffee with ads on the cup, people wouldn't pay $5 for coffee either.
- ImprovedSilence 10y agoMost coffee cups already do have ads on them. They have you paying $5 for coffee, AND running around with free ads for them in your hands. And you don't even notice you're a walking billboard for them! Not to mention all that juicy data you're giving them with every CC purchase, or loyalty card swipe...
- paulryanrogers 10y agoMy experience has been that since underlying platform software changes so quickly locally run purchases are often more work to maintain than SAAS offerings.
- prawn 10y agoNot to mention that $5 might be the most expensive app someone buys, and then they expect updates for the foreseeable future despite on-going development costing loads more time. There have been developers who released a separate, paid sequel and were left with angry customers who expected updates to their original app.
- vacri 10y agoThat 5-min coffee serves exactly one client and no more. The 5-month app can serve an infinite number of clients. The two are not equatable.