re: golden days of app development behind us?

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Who pays for apps??

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I paid for my GPS app several years back, although I doubt that's even a consideration today with how good the built in navigation apps are now. I've also bought some games I like, and a network file browser app (no good free ones on iPhone). I think if I had a tablet I'd probably buy more games.

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Almost nine in 10 people also say that they never spend money on apps or other smartphone content,

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Many of them are set up to prey on the addicts. It's basically 10% of the hardcore subsidizing everyone else. Part of the problem is there is no shareware style trial period for apps. The work around is releasing a lite app, but the lite apps are often functional enough that you don't need the full one.