[gps-talkusers] Re: iPhone app pricing
- From: Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 00:35:14 -0500
The same thing happened when nearby explorer for android was released.
Actually, back in the day, Way Finder and Mobile Geo were far more expensive
than either app is. Actually, what's the deal with navteq and Map Quest? Have
they merged? I think Nokia owns Map Quest actually.
On Jul 3, 2013, at 4:59 PM, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't really want to be defensive about the pricing for the Seeing Eye app
> so I will leave it to others to debate this point. I know a few people think
> any price is too much in the iPhone high volume low price world. I believe
> most people can do the math and know what we are up against creating a
> specialized app for a small market.
>
> We would have preferred to have one lifetime license. Our map provider would
> not offer that as an option. We don't know why but we were stuck with this 1
> and 3 year situation. It could be that they are shifting to this model away
> from lifetime licenses so when others have to renew their contracts, they
> will face this as well. We saw the same thing with Wayfinder back in the
> day.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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