Buy the app, or don’t buy the app. Could we all just agree to please, please, please, let that poor, dead horse decompose in peace and quiet?
Crystal From: shaf Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 4:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Moderator warning about letting emotions run away from you Thinking of doing a podcast on this app. Are you interested? -Shaf On 7/3/13, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thinking that an app is too expensive is one thing but calling a company > greedy and accusing them of taking advantage of the blind and stealing > from them is another thing altogether. It's hard to think this isn't > emotional when you start tossing around terms like greed, taking > advantage of and stealing. > > If your original post was more like the post below, I doubt this thread > would have been as long as it's been. > > I'm curious what you think is a reasonable price. I'm also curious how > much you would pay for such an app and how much it would have to cost > for you to think it's too expensive for yourself but still wouldn't call > the company out for stealing and being greedy. > > > On 07/03/2013 03:07 PM, Mary Anne Lynskey wrote: >> I don't have any desire to get something for nothing. I have worked >> since I was a teenager and know very well that you get what you pay for. >> I own my own business and completely understand that you need to make >> money. We all do. I never asked for a free product. All I want is a >> reasonable price. It's not emotions, it's my opinion that the price is >> excessive. I know about in app purchases, but seeing a registration >> screen that wants you to pay so much right away with out even a trial >> leaves a bad taste in my mouth. As for writing a review before >> purchasing, if the price drives one away from purchasing, I think I have >> a right to let the developers know of this so that may be they will >> think of a more suitable plan. I have expressed my views on this and >> this is the last I will write concerning the subject. I thank the list >> mods for allowing me to speak my piece, which is financially motivated, >> not emotionally driven. If I am considered a monster for expressing my >> opinion, so be it. Remember, the 4th of July is coming up, and I am an >> American who is entitled to voice an opinion. Sorry if I am not speaking >> in a "politically correct" manner, but that's how it is. Sometimes the >> silent majority needs somebody with the guts to speak up and protest. >> Happy 4th of July to all! Don't ever be afraid to speak your mind on >> issues whether others like what you say or not! >> >> Mary Anne Lynskey >> On 7/3/2013 10:08 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >>> Hello all. Let's remember that being passionate about how we feel VS >>> being rude are totally different things. The latest discussions >>> regarding the Seeing Eye app seem to have drawn out the monsters in a >>> few people. Funny thing, the Seeing App discussion several months ago, >>> when it was discussed about the upcoming app did the same thing. Then a >>> couple of years back, the Sendero Lookaround app did the same thing. I'm >>> not a Sendero Fanboy, but it certainly seems like there are some people >>> who just have it out for Sendero. Or, maybe they just have it out for >>> paying for things. I don't know. I don't really care what the reasons >>> are. All I'm writing about here is to warn you all that if anyone has >>> written or is about to write rude and inflammatory comments attacking a >>> person, they will immediately be put on moderation. If you have already >>> written such emails by the time you read this, too bad. You will be >>> hearing from me as well. We are adults and we should all know better. My >>> apologies for saying this to most of the list members for whom this >>> message doesn't apply to. >>> >>> Cheers.-- >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> You've cat to be kitten me right meow. - Sheldon Cooper >>> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >>> >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > 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. 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