Without introducing any new content - it makes it a very desirable target for patching. A simple patch will make sure the date check doesn't matter, and if you aren't introducing any new functionality, then there isn't a real reason for the user to upgrade.
IMHO your just asking people to get fed up with the fake updates and patch it. -Tim On May 10, 4:29 pm, niko20 <nikolatesl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Actually I think another pretty good solution is to simply put a date > lock on the app, sort of how Astro works. > > What you do is make the app expire at a certain date. Before that date > you release the next version with another lock moving forward. Maybe > try a 2 or 3 month lock. Then when it does it simply asks the user to > go to the market and update the app. If they are legit customers, > that's easy, they just go an update it. But if they are pirated copies > they wont be able to easily update it. > > -niko > > On May 10, 3:24 pm, niko20 <nikolatesl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Well I will say one thing, if it was opened up, that would allow each > > dev to make small code changes, so it would never be cookie cutter > > then...however, I am not against that you are trying to make some > > income from it, I mean you still did have to do the work. > > > -niko > > > On May 10, 10:06 am, dadical <keyes...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > That argument assumes that I don't respond to those cracks with > > > improvements to AAL that will make it more difficult! :) Also, each > > > app will need to be cracked individually, and I'm trying to work out > > > some ways to make that a job that isn't cookie-cutter. The point here > > > is to get this past the pain threshold where it won't be worth the > > > trouble for an app that is only a few bucks. > > > > This is fascinating stuff, but very, very non-lucrative. I don't > > > really want to engage in this game, but I don't see an alternative > > > until it gets solved at the platform level. > > > > Given the lack of commercial interest (and the prodding of several > > > smart devs), I've considered opening this up, but I'm not sure how to > > > do that without it simply lowering the barrier for pirates. > > > > On May 10, 3:55 am, MobDev <developm...@mobilaria.com> wrote: > > > > > " It took several days (almost a week) for crackers > > > > to decompile Screebl Pro and find a way to circumvent AAL. Typically > > > > it takes about 90 secs from the time that we publish to the market for > > > > the various warez sites to start tweeting the location of the > > > > download." > > > > > I was wondering, after the first crack-run they obviously will have > > > > devised a crack-method, which means that every other app using AAL > > > > will be cracked within 90 seconds till a new version is released... A > > > > week of cracking will only be the case during the first attempt... > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
