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Except Android users are not known for paying for things (for SW I mean).
by Rinzler89 2y ago
Except Android users are not known for paying for things (for SW I mean).
- johnnyanmac 2y agothis was fixed some 8-10 years ago when most apps trying to make money shifted to subscription services. You can't pirate an APK if it's just a thin client. There's definitely free/OS ways to run a VPN, but it definitely a clunky process with limited locations available.
- vetinari 2y agoSwitch to subscriptions was caused by many different factors, like non-existent way to sell upgrades to new versions through app stores or forced BS activities by appstores with crazy deadlines. And yes, more regular, even though lower, cashflow too.
- adithyassekhar 2y agoThat's an invalid argument to make against a service that's only available for people who are already paying for Google one.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYes - I didn't mean all Android users would have it. I mean making it available means they basically have an iCloud competitor they can release on all Play-enabled phones, which millions of people would likely pay for.
- input_sh 2y agoThat already exists, it's called Google One. It's installed on a billion devices and it's pretty comparable to iCloud: more storage, email, and a bunch of other things most people don't care about, all included in one subscription. If anything, this is a story about how there's one less feature most people don't care about. Of course, Apple only offers like a couple of subscriptions while Google has dozens of them, only some of which are united into that one subscription to rule them all.
- vetinari 2y agoWell, there are very few apps worth paying for. Out of these that are worth paying for, large percentage are a very niche.
- threatofrain 2y agoI'd phrase it as the bulk of apps worth paying for are subscriptions from mega-services like Netflix. Those app payments may happen outside of mobile.