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Part of the "bait and switch" aspect is that in-app purchases are only allowed for paid apps. The $0.99 price of the app in the article, coupled with the $9.99
by alex_c 17y ago
Part of the "bait and switch" aspect is that in-app purchases are only allowed for paid apps. The $0.99 price of the app in the article, coupled with the $9.99 monthly fee, leads me to believe that the app developer would've actually been happier to distribute a free app with a $9.99 monthly fee - which is no longer "bait and switch", it's just a subscription.
- Periodic 17y agoThis sort of thing has been going on for a long time, really. There are plenty of software programs doing this online already. In fact, many online games are experimenting with micro-payments now. Essentially they sell the product low or for free, but make the majority of their profits off sale of digital goods. The true cost of playing the game will not be apparent when you see a box on the store shelf for cheap.