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I remember this. There were several other copycats but never as expensive as that one. It's been 12 years now and Apple still has not managed to find a solutio

• CharlesW 6y ago
  > …Apple still has not managed to find a solution to understanding the difference between excessively expensive scam/child-predatory apps vs justifiably high priced apps. They have from my POV. (1) They're rare enough (in a store with 2m+ apps) that we're discussing an bizarre exception from 2008. (2) They offer protections to help avoid the problem (e.g. parental controls). (3) Refunds (in my experience) are painless.
  • ta2987 6y ago
    > (1) They're rare enough (in a store with 2m+ apps) that we're discussing an bizarre exception from 2008. You seem to misunderstand, this is one of the "justifiably high priced apps."
  • alex_g 6y ago
    It's not an exception, there are quite a few. Not a week goes by I don't come across an app that is clearly duping people into extremely expensive subscriptions, while at the same time, developers are having apps rejected due to higher than normal pricing.