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Here's a realistic scenario. I pay for CoolApp. It works fine even though CoolApp2 is live on the store. I get a new phone. I go to download CoolApp, but it's n

Here's a realistic scenario. I pay for CoolApp. It works fine even though CoolApp2 is live on the store. I get a new phone. I go to download CoolApp, but it's no longer available. If I want to use CoolApp, I must use CoolApp2. I'm not expecting CoolApp to be forever supported. CoolApp works fine for my use case, so I planned on continually using CoolApp until it made sense for me to upgrade. But now that CoolApp2 is the only version available, I have to buy the newer version alongside my new device. If I turn on my old phone, I can still use CoolApp without skipping a beat. I think that's what the other commenter was getting at.

sillyquiet 8y ago
That's the scenario I was thinking of. I think most of the debate on this thread is my use of 'non-scrupulous' to describe that scenario. Which is fair.
nodamage 8y ago
Except that's not correct. If you've purchased CoolApp you can always re-install it via the previous purchases section of the App Store, even if the developer has removed it from sale. So you can continue using CoolApp as long as it continues to work on your iOS version and device.
sxg 8y ago
But that's not the case (at least not on iOS). Even if CoolApp has been removed from sale, you can download it on your new phone from your purchase history. The only exceptions to this are technical limitations on the old app that render it incompatible with the new phone such as 32 vs 64 bit, deprecated APIs, etc.
- noxToken 8y ago
  I have never owned an iPhone, thus I didn't know if that was possible. I suppose there's nothing to worry about.
- scarface74 8y ago
  Even better if CoolApp 1.0 has been continuously updated for new OS’s and the newest version isn’t compatible with a device stuck on an older OS, you can download the “last compatible version”. I was able to download and use Netflix, Crackle, Plex, Hulu, Spotify and Google Drive on my 2010 first gen iPad that was officially abandoned in 2012. I reset it and downloaded older versions of apps last year.
scarface74 8y ago
If CoolApp was a 32 bit app. You wouldn't be able to use it post iOS 10.

sillyquiet 8y ago

That's the scenario I was thinking of. I think most of the debate on this thread is my use of 'non-scrupulous' to describe that scenario. Which is fair.

nodamage 8y ago

Except that's not correct. If you've purchased CoolApp you can always re-install it via the previous purchases section of the App Store, even if the developer has removed it from sale. So you can continue using CoolApp as long as it continues to work on your iOS version and device.

sxg 8y ago

But that's not the case (at least not on iOS). Even if CoolApp has been removed from sale, you can download it on your new phone from your purchase history. The only exceptions to this are technical limitations on the old app that render it incompatible with the new phone such as 32 vs 64 bit, deprecated APIs, etc.

noxToken 8y ago
I have never owned an iPhone, thus I didn't know if that was possible. I suppose there's nothing to worry about.
scarface74 8y ago
Even better if CoolApp 1.0 has been continuously updated for new OS’s and the newest version isn’t compatible with a device stuck on an older OS, you can download the “last compatible version”. I was able to download and use Netflix, Crackle, Plex, Hulu, Spotify and Google Drive on my 2010 first gen iPad that was officially abandoned in 2012. I reset it and downloaded older versions of apps last year.

scarface74 8y ago

If CoolApp was a 32 bit app. You wouldn't be able to use it post iOS 10.