Another cool thing could be possibility to have beta testing on end users (as for example steam does for games).
Von meinem iPad gesendet > Am 29.5.2014 um 2.32 schrieb Artem Marchenko <artem.marche...@gmail.com>: > > Hi there > > > In the mean time, you have time to get your apps ready, tested and > > polished. Also, > > let us know what additional APIs you need for your Harbour app so that by > > the time > > payments are available, your app is ready to sail. > > As for harbour-related APIs and functions, subscription-based and > try-before-you-buy would have been very nice [for me at least] as IMHO they > motivate developers for continuous app improvement. > > I'd love to have platform support for something like WhatsApp is doing: have > free usage for a substantially long time (a month at least, maybe a year), > and then something like $1 or even $0.1 per half a year. That would motivate > for paying only for the actually useful apps (you tried app for a long time > and still use it) and for continuing development (if app doesn't improve, > user uninstalls and goes for another app). > > Sure, how to implement it technically without touching user privacy too much > is a separate story (who will check whether user still has the app > installed/running?). One option could be to encourage implementing this via > in-app purchase of subscriptions (a'la iOS?) that could be verified > completely on device without contacting the home base except for the act of > purchase. > > Cheers, > Artem. > >> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Karl Granström <karl.granst...@jolla.com> >> wrote: >> Ahoy!!! >> >> We see the payment support in store as a really important part of our >> developer offering. We are currently working to support payments in our >> Jolla Store and Harbour but there are a lot of things for us to do. Our >> current target is to provide you the monetizing possibility durign the 2nd >> half of 2014. >> >> In the mean time, you have time to get your apps ready, tested and polished. >> Also, let us know what additional APIs you need for your Harbour app so that >> by the time payments are available, your app is ready to sail. >> >> Br, >> Jolla Store team >> >> >> >> On 24 Apr 2014, at 14:34, Mohammed Hassan <mohammed.has...@jollamobile.com> >> wrote: >> >> > On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 09:33:22AM +0200, tw_bolek wrote: >> > [...] >> >> So my question is: is this some kind of taboo subject, or something of as >> >> little importance that for over 4 months now no Jollan has said A WORD >> >> about it despite numerous requests? >> >> >> >> A couple of my friends already gave up after waiting so long for even >> >> just any information, and I must say that I'm slowly losing hope, too. >> >> We all understand and are aware of the enormous job Jolla has been doing, >> >> so we're asking for just INFORMATION about the progress, even just if AT >> >> ALL there are any plans to do it in a foreseeable future, and if so then >> >> knowing even just as little as if it will take a month or half a year >> >> would be all we need... >> > >> > There will be support for commercial apps and those will have copy >> > protection. This was >> > mentioned bt Rainisto long ago already. >> > >> > I cannot give more info nor can I give an ETA for that though :/ >> > >> > Cheers, >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list > > > > -- > Artem Marchenko > http://agilesoftwaredevelopment.com > http://twitter.com/AgileArtem > _______________________________________________ > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list > To unsubscribe, please send a mail to devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org
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