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Are you opposed to all legislation on pricing? We have quite a lot in the country I live in and I've never before considered it to be a negative thing. For exam
by ZoFreX 13y ago
Are you opposed to all legislation on pricing? We have quite a lot in the country I live in and I've never before considered it to be a negative thing. For example, if someone advertises something as "£1 per month" but then actually charges my credit card £10 per month, they could get in trouble. Are you opposed to that legislation and think that I should avoid such charges... well, I'm interested in knowing what you think I should do in absence of legislation.
- baddox 13y agoI'm not exactly opposed to all legislation on price. I do think that unapproved credit card charges constitute fraud, but in-app purchases (as far as I have experienced them on Android and iOS) do not work this way. They all require explicit confirmation, after the "free" install. So a better analogy would be a theme park with free entry (or some constant entry price) that then offers optional "in-park purchases" like food, special events, or expedited roller coaster lines. I wouldn't consider this fraud, but for non-free theme parks, I do think a court might eventually have to make a decision based on what exactly you're agreeing on when you pay for a ticket. To avoid legal ambiguity, I suspect theme parks could simply have a document describing what services are included with the base ticket (though not necessarily listing all optional services which cost extra).