G+_Snuffy Sims Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Google is already responding to the backlash from the lawsuit publicity about in-app purchases. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-tightens-androids-app-purchase-process/#!zUMT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Marlon Thompson Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 You know somehow I feel this hurts developers. Everyone claims to hate IAP but developers have to eat and they are forced to do IAP or ads and more and more we are seeing studies that say consumers (on iOS and Android) do not want to pay for apps . for me this is another barrier for developers and another opportunity for consumers to second guess that IAP. And I tried out the game in the lawsuit, It does not pester you to buy additional coins or diamonds or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Alan Char Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Marlon Thompson I'm not sure how much it will affect developers that provide in-app purchases in the way we expect. First, it's an option, and I'm not sure what the default setting is, but I suspect it will be the same as it is now with the 30-minute window. Second, I'm not really sure how much it matters. It seems like the most common case is for a person to buy a single app or purchase, so having a window for more purchases is only helping at the margins. Mainly they want to avoid these apps that try to get people (especially kids) to unwittingly buy stuff in the first 30 minutes of play. I would prefer that the setting be in your face when you enter your password to purchase, rather than buried in settings, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Marlon Thompson Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I purchase apps (too much, but I know a lot of devs and its my way of giving back) and when I try out a free app that has an upgrade to premium I know within the first 30 minutes if I am going to do it, and I often pull the trigger, if that barrier is before me I may second guess myself. An old financial management trick I heard about was to freeze your credit card...literally http://lifehacker.com/5780617/how-to-prevent-yourself-from-overspending-on-your-credit-cards the time you wait for the card to thaw out makes you second guess your purchase, its the same with these barriers and thats why Google and Apple didn't have them in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Alan Char Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Marlon Thompson On the one hand, you are probably not a typical case. On the other hand, if the app was free, I would not find it odd to have to re-enter your password to charge your account. But I guess the 30 minute window applies to all play store interactions? I don't actually use the feature, myself. And again, if it's like most of these types of features, it will likely be opt-in, with the current behavior the default behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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