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I'm starting to get to the point where I wish people weren't allowed to call advertising supported products "free." I don't know what other term would be better

I'm starting to get to the point where I wish people weren't allowed to call advertising supported products "free." I don't know what other term would be better, but I feel like users are paying some non-monetary cost.

Iv 9y ago
"adware" works for me. Brainshareware is more accurate but it is a mouthful.
- candiodari 9y ago
  This is adware like popover ads used to be on the web. You know, the ones you couldn't get to the background.
fnayr 9y ago
Apple changed apps with In App Purchases from being able to say "Free" to "Get." Maybe they'll do the same with ad supported apps as well.
- deleted 9y ago
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- jooize 9y ago
  Does any app have “Free” on the download button now?
- ClassyJacket 9y ago
  Just noting that they changed that for all apps, even truly free ones with no ads or purchases.
paulie_a 9y ago
That is why I am starting to randomly click on ads simply so they waste the money and get a lesser ROI and scewed stats.
Bakary 9y ago
Since it's a skinner box, why not call it skinnerware?
- chc 9y ago
  What does this mean? Skinner boxes have nothing to do with showing ads.
  - 4ndr3vv 9y ago
    > Skinner boxes have nothing to do with showing ads Watch this add. Get your reward.
patrec 9y ago
Users are (on average) clearly paying some monetary cost as well, otherwise the business model would not make sense. So rather than paying X to get a product, you now pay some Y >> X, plus the additional annoyance and wasted time.
izacus 9y ago
Well, Play Store does explicitly mark the app as contaning ads.
- benologist 9y ago
  Google has invented such a narrow definition of 'not-advertising' that the label cannot distinguish between apps bundling countless third-parties vs someone linking directly to their own website in the game-ending credits. https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6334373?visit_id=1-636341001126471625-1449405421&p=ads&rd=1#ads https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
skocznymroczny 9y ago
freemium?

Iv 9y ago

"adware" works for me. Brainshareware is more accurate but it is a mouthful.

candiodari 9y ago
This is adware like popover ads used to be on the web. You know, the ones you couldn't get to the background.

fnayr 9y ago

Apple changed apps with In App Purchases from being able to say "Free" to "Get." Maybe they'll do the same with ad supported apps as well.

deleted 9y ago
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jooize 9y ago
Does any app have “Free” on the download button now?
ClassyJacket 9y ago
Just noting that they changed that for all apps, even truly free ones with no ads or purchases.

paulie_a 9y ago

That is why I am starting to randomly click on ads simply so they waste the money and get a lesser ROI and scewed stats.

Bakary 9y ago

Since it's a skinner box, why not call it skinnerware?

chc 9y ago
What does this mean? Skinner boxes have nothing to do with showing ads.
- 4ndr3vv 9y ago
  > Skinner boxes have nothing to do with showing ads Watch this add. Get your reward.

patrec 9y ago

Users are (on average) clearly paying some monetary cost as well, otherwise the business model would not make sense. So rather than paying X to get a product, you now pay some Y >> X, plus the additional annoyance and wasted time.

izacus 9y ago

Well, Play Store does explicitly mark the app as contaning ads.

benologist 9y ago
Google has invented such a narrow definition of 'not-advertising' that the label cannot distinguish between apps bundling countless third-parties vs someone linking directly to their own website in the game-ending credits. https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6334373?visit_id=1-636341001126471625-1449405421&p=ads&rd=1#ads https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...

skocznymroczny 9y ago

freemium?