IMHO when you go to the store to buy software, you cannot return it
for a refund - you can exchange it for software of the same value,
within a limited time.
Perhaps that might work.

On Mar 11, 5:56 am, Steve Barr <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/10/09, Paper Coder <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In the iPhone app store, the biggest seller is games.  The lite versions are
> > downloaded more often, because people want to try before they buy.  However,
> > there is a big difference between that and a 24+ hour return policy.
>
> It's going to be interesting to see which app store turns out to be
> better for developers overall, once the Android market has a
> comparable number of users.
>
> It might shake out as follows:
>
> iPhone: more price competition, more competition, lower-quality software 
> overall
> Android: higher prices, less competition, higher-quality software
>
> > If Xbox 360 or PS3 games were all under the same return within 24 hour rule,
> > there would be hoards of games returned as users played them all night long,
> > and went back to the store the next day to get their $60 back.
>
> While I acknowledge that such people exist, I think the number of
> people who have the ability to drop everything to play a game all
> night _on a phone_ are not likely to be the bulk of the market.
>
> >  The same principal holds true for games on the Market, who's content
> > generally doesn't last more than 24 hours (unless it's something like 
> > Tetris).
>
> I think you're pointing to the solution to the problem -- make games
> with replay value.  Randomize things, vary maps, etc.  It may turn out
> that some games are only viable on the iPhone app store, while some
> games will work on both app stores.
>
> Steve
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