As a developer the lower 99c pricing option on BlackBerry Appworld is good news. The cheaper entry point will tempt more AppWorld
customers to set up payment facilities and potentially move to higher added value applications.
Itunes set up this 99c price level, as if an app had the same utility as a song. The parity is not accurate for all apps, especially useful ones. A user can benefit from an useful app many times a day, but is unlikely to listen to a song as frequently for any length of time.
There are some apps that add significant value and are used daily but cost more to build and the data has to be updated every few minutes for every region in the country.
One example is Prompt, the punctuality app ($29.99). Arriving late to work or a meeting could cost you your job, or the customer order. Recently two NY Giants players arrived late for a team meeting and got suspended.
http://4prox.typepad.com/4prox/2010/08/strong-management-at-the-giants-does-not-tollerate-star-football-players-who-are-late-.html
The reason Prompt costs money is that Proxpro updates all the traffic reports and road incidents every two minutes for roads all over the US and then personalizes for our users telling when they simply must leave to be punctual. Is a service that could save your job, not least your reputation, worth $29.99 / year? My guess is that Giants' players will be more punctual in future.
By the way Prompt is now available on BlackBerry Torch 9800.
Itunes set up this 99c price level, as if an app had the same utility as a song. The parity is not accurate for all apps, especially useful ones. A user can benefit from an useful app many times a day, but is unlikely to listen to a song as frequently for any length of time.
There are some apps that add significant value and are used daily but cost more to build and the data has to be updated every few minutes for every region in the country.
One example is Prompt, the punctuality app ($29.99). Arriving late to work or a meeting could cost you your job, or the customer order. Recently two NY Giants players arrived late for a team meeting and got suspended.
http://4prox.typepad.com/4prox/2010/08/strong-management-at-the-giants-does-not-tollerate-star-football-players-who-are-late-.html
The reason Prompt costs money is that Proxpro updates all the traffic reports and road incidents every two minutes for roads all over the US and then personalizes for our users telling when they simply must leave to be punctual. Is a service that could save your job, not least your reputation, worth $29.99 / year? My guess is that Giants' players will be more punctual in future.
By the way Prompt is now available on BlackBerry Torch 9800.
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