peter;576859 Wrote: > On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:47 -0700, "hvb83" > <hvb83.4hbldz1284536881 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > peter;576494 Wrote: > > > Sorry, I'm not going to buy an iphone app, when an ipad app is - > > > hopefully - just around the corner. > > > > > > Of course, you're free to do want you want with your money. If > pippin > > > makes too much on the iphone app he may not bother finishing the > ipad > > > version ;) > > > > That's a little below the belt ain't it? I wouldn't dare to make > > statements in regard to how many iPengs have been sold world-wide, > but > > I'd guess it's closer to 1000 than to 10000. If you look at the way > > the app has been designed and how it's been perfected, you just know > > there is a lot of development in this app. Even if he did earn > 20.000 > > by selling this app, in my opinion, that ain't too much. There are > > plenty of guys in the appstore developing useless apps, that are > poorly > > designed and shameless copies of concepts designed by others in > years > > gone by, who earn a whole lot more by selling their apps. > > > > And iPad is even more scarce, so I'm guessing iPeng HD will deliver > > even less revenues to the developer. Although ofcourse, most of the > > knowledge that has been gathered while building iPeng for iPhone can > be > > reused, so development time is probably less too. At the same time, > > knowing the way Pippin seems to work, he is working hard on finding > a > > smart way for the UI that utilizes the iPad's larger screen. I'm > > guessing it will be a totally different experience from Squeezepad > too, > > which works fine, but I still find myself using my iPeng everytime > > because SP doesn't use the large screen in a smart way. Almost > > demanding an upgrade from iPhone to iPad seems a bit odd in that > sense: > > it will be a totally different app. > > > > Anyhow, the point is, ofcourse it's ok for you to decide what you > will > > and will not buy. But they will be 2 totally different apps and > > therefor it is ok for the developer to offer it as a separate > package > > and have you pay for them. At 7.99 it's not that steep, not if you > can > > afford to buy an iPad anyway.. ;) > > 1. Don't be silly, there's nothing below the belt in my post. > 2. I'm not demanding a free upgrade, I'm just considering getting the > iphone version while I eagerly wait for the real thing. > > Regards, > Peter
I'd get the iPhone version, until you wait for iPeng HD. It's feature set is more complete than squeezepad and you then would have it for a touch or phone if you ever went that way down the road. -- Jeff Flowerday ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Flowerday's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74581
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