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I recently switched from iPhone to an Android and I am definitely less willing to pay for apps. To me its all about the pricing. Going through a list of apps o
by lojack 16y ago
I recently switched from iPhone to an Android and I am definitely less willing to pay for apps. To me its all about the pricing.
Going through a list of apps on the first page of the android market I see prices of: $8.05, $7.99, $2.89, $0.99, $9.99, $14.26, $5.99, $2.99.
A random selection from the iTunes app store: $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $0.99, $4.99, $2.99.
To me, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one, a $3 app is 20x more expensive than a $1 app. There are few iPhone apps that cost more than $1 and its rare to find one more than $5. This pricing makes me feel like the android marketplace is a huge ripoff, so there is almost no chance of me buying an app for $15. When I buy an app that sucks on the iPhone market I only lose $1 which in turn makes me feel better about future purchases.
- Andys 16y agoFunny, thats the same argument ("feels like a ripoff") that stops me buying Apple hardware.