[SailfishDevel] Innovative app store. Or just a traditional one

[Andrey Kozhevnikov]

OpenRepos.net is here

many features are coming. Client app Warehouse available for Harmattan. 
Sailfish client is coming too.

On 06.11.2013 04:47, Martin Kolman wrote:
> I'll chip in with my idea/RFE:
>
> Built-in donation support.
>
> * usecase
> - the app is free
> - but there is a donation button in the store interface
> - users can click it to donate to the developer
>
> As it is part of the store interface, it can use the same payment 
> mechanism
> as paid apps, making the donation procedure as painless as possible 
> and thus more likely. :)
> In-application donation buttons need to use external payment methods,
> that have many drawbacks such as:
> - being evil (PayPal)
> - not widely used (Flattr)
> - experimental (Bitcoin)
> - generally not being available in many countries
>
> * example of store having something like this - Mozilla addons
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
>
> Each extension can have a "Contribute" button, see the Firebug 
> extension as an example:
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/
>
> * could be a nice first :)
>
> I don't know about any current mobile store having built-it donation 
> support,
> so it could be another nice first for Jolla. :)
>
>
> 5.11.2013 22:04, Artem Marchenko:
>> Hi All
>>
>> Phone is going to be in sales soon, app store is going to accompany 
>> it. What would you as app developer appreciate in the app phone?
>>
>> Is there anything on top of "just buy an app" or "just buy this game 
>> upgrade in-app" what could be an important feature for you? Any 
>> disruptive ideas?
>>
>>
>> As for me, I'd appreciate a couple of options:
>>
>> 1. Built-in try-before-you-buy.
>> To get rid of free/paid app pairs you see in the other app platforms. 
>> If developer doesn't mind, user should just be able to use app for 
>> free for some 7 or 30 days. After that - only after payment or with 
>> some features downgraded.
>>
>> 2. Built-in subscriptions, especially for micro-sums
>> Subscription-based schemes motivate developers to improve apps all 
>> the time while worrying less about hit-or-miss situation, so it would 
>> be cool if app store supported it.
>>
>> I seriously would think even of small prices as just $0.95 a year, 
>> but it has to be charged on a monthly basis yet nobody is going to 
>> bug users with 10 cents monthly paid upgrade.
>>
>> It would be great if app store supported such subscription methods 
>> natively. And certainly it could be seamlessly combined with 
>> try-before-you-buy so that first month is completely free.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Artem.
>>
>> P.S.
>> I am not working for Jolla, just a random developer interested in the 
>> topic.
>>
>> -- 
>> Artem Marchenko
>> http://agilesoftwaredevelopment.com
>> http://twitter.com/AgileArtem
>>
>>
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