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Why would apple want to ban people from dropping the price of an app from $999 to $0.99? Are they just trying to make sure that people who buy at high prices do
by spinlock 14y ago
Why would apple want to ban people from dropping the price of an app from $999 to $0.99? Are they just trying to make sure that people who buy at high prices don't feel bad about their purchases?
- josephagoss 14y agoI guess its because moving the price up and down a lot is a way to get people to buy it for cheap and review it, and then rise the price to catch people off guard. Apple might see giant price changes as a attempt to trick and fool people. Instead of allowing it, a outright ban is a much better idea. EDIT: see the activity here. http://appshopper.com/games/the-fleas-2 http://appshopper.com/games/the-fleas-2 . When its cheap they hook people in and get reviews on sites. then they rise it around the place trying to trap people. Instead of Apple giving these people the chance to correct course and set a fair price, they just ban which is far better. Never give scum a second chance, they always try to find a way.
- blhack 14y agoBecause raising it to $999 temporarily is just a cheap, and obnoxious, way of getting free marketing. It's trying to game the app store.
- wahnfrieden 14y agoWhy would you want your customers to feel cheated? It also leads to more refund requests, which have a processing overhead.
- gdilla 14y agoRight, and Apple debits your account for the purchase price (not the net 70% amount) when a user demands a refund. So a lot of this and you can actually run negative.