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[Nicolas Cook Leon <ncookleon@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think timed trials could be necessary for certain types of apps, and I
like the idea of a donation button for free apps. Maybe a "pay what you
want" kind of thing. The survey idea is nice as well.


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> time limits reminds me of the shareware days, but I know is
> kinda necessary for some type of apps.
>
> donations would be something good too since the platform is starting out
> and also maybe for the FOSS that will be available to kickstart the
> platform, if it becomes as popular as the desktop with the linux crowd.
> Donations would be nice in USC too.
>
> And why not have a small "how much do you think this app is worth to you"
> survey, so developers can adjust if the price is too high or too low..
>
> ------------------------------
> From: patola@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 15:35:18 -0300
> To: ncookleon@xxxxxxxxx
> CC: ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Can Ubuntu learn from iOS app store prices?
>
>
> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Nicolas Cook Leon <ncookleon@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> I could definitely agree with some of the pieces in this article. It would
> indeed be a good differentiator for the Ubuntu store.
>
> Due to the open source nature of Ubuntu, wouldn't "unfeatures" like
> time-limited applications be easily circumvented or prevented by hacking
> the OS parts? I guess the reason they did not implement it in iOS is
> because they recognized it is not practical to close it that much.
>
> If so, I don't think it would be a good idea to spoil the hackability of
> Ubuntu for that supposed edge on the app space.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Cláudio "Patola" Sampaio
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