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The reason why app developers will only reluctantly leave apps behind in favor of web apps, is because of the money. It's very easy to moneytize apps, it comes
by bartl 15y ago
The reason why app developers will only reluctantly leave apps behind in favor of web apps, is because of the money. It's very easy to moneytize apps, it comes with the territory; but for web apps? People are used to "free" for web apps, and no wishful thinking can change that.
- bad_user 15y agoPeople get used to whatever you ask them for. I've got 5 active subscriptions to online services, and barrier to entry is indeed higher, but that's only because the competition is tougher (you can't really sell fart apps on the web, but to me that's a feature) - just wait another 2 years and the iTunes store will be filled with freemium.
- gte910h 15y agoI honestly think people would happily pay for web apps/games/etc too....if they felt they could depend on them not going away, and payment systems were as easy as they are for phone apps. I think you can't overlook the ease given by unified payments from a trustworthy source that Apple et al brings to the table.