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Complaints? They lost a lawsuit and had to pay out because of in-app purchases. Incidentally, in-app purchases have practically spoiled their nascent status as
by panacea 13y ago
Complaints? They lost a lawsuit and had to pay out because of in-app purchases.
Incidentally, in-app purchases have practically spoiled their nascent status as the handheld gaming platform. In-app purchases make sense for certain things, but they've ruined the app store for gaming.
- k-mcgrady 13y agoI will never understand how they lost that lawsuit. If a parent gives a child access to their credit card they deserve what happens. I totally agree with your second point, IAP has spoiled gaming on iOS and that's the fault of the game devs for taking advantage of it. However if it didn't work they wouldn't do it and obviously plenty of people spend money via IAP. It's also their only choice. People are willing to spend more small amounts of money over time than paying a fair price up front for the game.
- parasubvert 13y agoI wouldn't quite say ruined. Made annoying at times, sure. What's the alternative? The iPad and iPhone are my kid's goto gaming platforms - way more than consoles.