On 5/4/2016 2:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 5/4/2016 9:41 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/4/2016 3:31 PM, notbob wrote:
>>> On 2016-05-04, Nancy Young > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not even a LITTLE weird, if I get the app I can download a
>>>> book to read on vacation/whatever.
>>>
>>> My computer doesn't need an "app". It has "programs".
>>>
>>> Why can I get maps on my computer, all day long, but when I try and
>>> get it on a mobil device, it demands I use an "app", which all too often
>>> requires more $. I'll tell you why. Hand-helds are nothing but revenue
>>> generation devices. Buy the device, buy the service, buy he app.
>>> It's one big revenue genorator. Why in the heck would I spend more
>>> money
>>> on something I already have? Make no sense, at all. 8|
>>>
>>> nb
>>>
>>
>> Revenue generator? Some of the games a better than printing presses at
>> the mint for making money.
>>
>> Never paid for an App. Google maps is free. Only advantage over a
>> computer is portability.
>
> Games have always been moneymakers. I've probably spent less than $50 on
> apps for my phones/tablets. $1.99 for an app doesn't seem unreasonable.
> Free is even better - just watch out for those in-app purchases. I don't
> partake in that. I prefer it this way rather than the old days of
> games/programs that cost $50 and more. Things are way better these days.

The tradeoff is less privacy as apps tend to ask for the keys to all
your device's personal settings.

I guess we just have to trust that Skynet is looking out for our best
interests...

Of course that didn't really impress Sarah Connor, oh well.