Since the app needs the online maps to function, the website can block the app from accessing data when your subscription expires. The sirius app is an example of an app that won't work without a paid subscription.
Marco the rocket Sent from my iPad On 2013-03-01, at 17:49, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder whether they are thinking of 1-3 years of updates, or 1-3 > years where you will be allowed to use the app? If the latter, I > wonder how they'll possibly enforce this given that it is not the way > purchases from the App Store normally work. I've never heard of expiry > dates on App Store applications. > > Grant > > On 3/1/13, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 1: The maps are online. The app is using the Mapquest engine. >> 2: No virtual mode when the app is released, but it may be added later based >> on user feedback. >> 3: The cost is likely to be around 100 dollars. It is not decided if that >> will be for one year or three years. >> 4: When asked for a release date, Mike May said their target was last >> August. So he is not giving a release date. The impression I had is it will >> be released when it is ready and it is not clear when that might be. >> >> Others who listened in may have more to say. If you have more questions >> about the app, you may want to contact Sendero Group, their web site is: >> www.senderogroup.com >> >> >> Richard >> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.