Recent content by morphish

I'm not trying to be insensitive here. But look at it this way - if someone offers something in the market for a set price (whatever that is), I figure it's up to them to figure out how to manage their lives. Maybe they sell it too low and take a loss. Maybe it costs them only half of what they...

Have you ever decided not to purchase something because you didn't like the way that person did business? Have you ever walked away from a salesman because you thought they were being pushy? Probably so. Most people have. I don't think it was because you were a cheap miser who mooches off of...

This is a problem in mobile apps at the moment. So many things are free to download, but with a bunch of artificial payment areas, in-app/game currencies, etc... I don't think the "FREE" category means much now since some of those supposedly free apps are some of the most aggressively monetized...

I think that's what was supposed to happen. ChompSMS was the full-featured SMS client with all the bells and whistles, and Textra was stripped down, simple, and elegant (and free). However, Textra kept getting more and more features, and maintaining all that (and adding things) takes time and...

I will. I'll also be sure to tell them that some people think that objecting to deceptive business practices is the same as not valuing labor. They'll probably laugh even more about that.

Happy to pay him if he had advertised a paid app. Some people have no self-respect as consumers. I guess with micro-payments being the norm in mobile these days people forget that.

That's not my problem. I don't care if this was a hobby, a way to learn coding, a corporately sponsored project, or a way to pay the bills. It's up to the dev to figure out their own life. This is the way they chose to run their business, and that's fine. But here's the thing: if they offer...

Ok, let me make sure I understand your position. As far as you are concerned these situations are not relevantly different: 1. App is advertised as an ad-supported app with an ad-free paid version. 2. App is advertised as a free non-ad-supported app but then switches to ad-support with an...

But the BROWSER isn't displaying ads. The sites are. Would you continue to use Chrome if it also displayed ads around the sites? Wouldn't you find something else that didn't make your user experience worse in exchange for $$$? EDIT: Sorry, this next part is in response to Almeuit. I think I...

I guess some people refuse to see the difference. The dev can charge ANYTHING they want. Some will buy, others will not. They can offer a free, ad-supported experience if they want. Again, some will like, others not. They don't HAVE to keep it updated if they feel like it's not worth their time...

I uninstalled Textra over this change. It's not because I'm cheap. I don't mind paying for apps. It's not because I don't like the app - generally I think it's pretty good. Here's my issue: I don't like the business practice of advertising an app as simple and free, then making it more and more...