Yikes. Okay let me be clear: I don't work on Market, I am not responsible for Market, I probably know less about this than you because I haven't read through the documentation. I am just giving my personal opinion. If it conflicts with anything in the TOS, I am wrong.
But personally, I think this has the potential to be a way way better approach to dealing with paid apps than up-front payments, for both users and developers. Hopefully it is all kosher with Market. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Brad Gies <rbg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dianne, > > Your "Have the full app running with ads, and the user able to pay to get > rid of the ads" comment really resonated with me :). > > Are you sure this is an approved use of the "In App Billing"? If it is, it > solves most of the what I need right now. I've read most (not all) of the > documentation, but haven't clarified that point yet. > > Hah... can I quote your email if I try it and am told it's not in the Terms > of Service ? :). > > > Sincerely, > > Brad Gies > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bistro Bot - Bistro Blurb > http://bgies.com http://nocrappyapps.com > http://bistroblurb.com http://forcethetruth.com > http://ihottonight.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Everything in moderation, including abstinence (paraphrased) > > Every person is born with a brain... Those who use it well are the > successful happy ones - Brad Gies > > Adversity can make or break you... It's your choice... Choose wisely - Brad > Gies > > Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can > change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has - Margaret > Mead > > > On 04/02/2011 2:56 PM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Kostya Vasilyev <kmans...@gmail.com<mailto: >> kmans...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I'm just concerned that it might deter purchases for lite to pro >> conversions. >> For buying in-game gems or potions it shouldn't really matter, >> those are impulse purchases and for smaller amounts too. >> >> >> Why would it deter payments? >> >> Here's the main value I see in the refund period: there is something you >> are purchasing, that you haven't actually been able yet to even try to >> download and install, so really have no idea what you are getting. Being >> able to get a refund if it is not what you want, buggy, or has other issues >> is important to have any confidence in buying in that situation. >> >> Using in-app purchases within an app is entirely different though. >> Consider the same situation with a lite vs. pro version: you downloaded the >> app for free, have been using it for however long you want (or however long >> the developer will let you), and have no decided it is worth spending $X to >> purchase it (or unlock a certain feature etc). What benefit does a refund >> period really give you here? >> >> Or look at this another way: the beauty of using in-app purchases for all >> of this is that *you* are in complete control of the user experience through >> this thing. All you need to do is get the user to download and run your >> free app, and after that you get to decide exactly how you want to interact >> with the user towards paying for the app. All in-app billing provides is >> the final point where the user has decided "yes it is worth the money, I am >> paying." So you can do all kinds of things: >> >> - Have the full app running as a limited time trial, after which the user >> must purchase to continue using. >> - Have the full app running with ads, and the user able to pay to get rid >> of the ads. >> - Have limited features available in the free app, with a payment to >> unlock the full features (or even multiple payment options to unlock >> different features). >> - Allow the user to try out for-pay features for a limited amount of time. >> - Show a nag message every now and then encouraging the user to pay for >> your app to encourage further development. >> - And on and on! >> >> And in all of these cases, it is clear that the interactions here are >> directly between you as the app developer and your users, with Market now >> just being the point where the user hands over some cash. >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> hack...@android.com <mailto:hack...@android.com> >> >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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