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> whenever I'm searching for something on Android's Marketplace, I tend to look at paid apps first whenever I have a specific need and know what I want, even though I'm a cheap bastard.

I do the same in the Apple App Store. I rarely ever browse through free apps.

Prior to the App Store, I also very rarely bought any software. Since iPhones and iPads and all that stuff came out, I'm buying a good 1-3 apps per month on average, every single month. I'm kind of amazed at that.



But, if anything, the App Store has proven that lower, non-zero, prices are better.

The App Store has also demonstrated that 0.00 is no longer a magic number when your payment information is on file.


The App Store has also demonstrated that 0.00 is no longer a magic number when your payment information is on file.

Great insight. I'm writing that down somewhere.


Call me cynical, but it's sounding like a major advantage of the App Stores to developers is that it's hard to find good free apps.




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