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I hear this all the time, like somehow the only factor in the propositions is economic. When someone spends $5 on coffee, they know exactly what they are getti
by malux85 8y ago
I hear this all the time, like somehow the only factor in the propositions is economic.
When someone spends $5 on coffee, they know exactly what they are getting, it’s a regular purchase, produced by a formulaic method, with consistent quality, that energises them for the day ... that also hooks into their biochemistry and there’s a certain about of conditioning / addictive behaviour there too.
Compare that to the purchase of an app. There’s no biochemical enhancement, the quality of apps varies wildly and is unpredictable until after purchase, there’s little / no ability to refund. There’s no addictive hook to buy an app (I know some apps are addictive - that’s different)
How are those propositions even nearly close? The decision to purchase is not purely economic.
- ok_coo 8y agoI think this hits close to home for a lot of people. It's not about the small amount of money to pay for the app, mostly what stops me is that I don't know what I'm getting for that $5. It feels like I'm potentially throwing money down the drain. I've also paid for games apps (the most was around $20, I would pay more). I'd like to pay "premium" $ for a premium product on the app store, but I generally don't see that as an option. Periodically, I'll glance at the games available on the iOS store and the quality is night and day compared to PC/console. Maybe people think apps are not worth buying because they're charging pennies? What happened to making a solid product and not being afraid to charge for it?