POINT 1:
first off, buying an expensive piece of equipment, with an expensive data plan, then being expected to have to buy apps is rediculous.
Yeah, imagine my anger and surprise after buying a PS3 (and this is after buying my TV, paying for internet service and paying rent!!!!) that I would actually have to purchase games for it. Man, so angry....
What it is like, is buying an expensive wifi router, paying for an expensive Internet connection, then having to pay for each time you want to download/browse different types of data/connections.
I want to use google .........thats free, but we need your cc/dc details
I want to look at https .............£1.99 please
I want to look at a YouTube vid ....£0.99 please
I want to use FTP...............£2.99 please
I want to download a free PDF.....£3.99 please
I want to acces my email.......£1.99 please
Would you consider that reasonable, just to make use of what your Internet connection was designed for? Paying for extra services, or app support is expected,, but do you really buy these devices expecting to sheep out more just for apps/fulfil its intended potential?
I would assume (generally) that if you can afford to buy a $300.00+ device with a $100 per month contract, you can probably afford a $40.00, one time cost router. Unless you're buying yours at Overpricedelectronics.com (I hear they sell HDMI cables too).
I'm also not sure what your "pricing" chart is supposed to convey. By your logic, how is google free? As you said, you're already paying for service. And Scaled pricing for YouTube/HTTPS/PDF? How in the world is it going to cost you that much to download a free PDF? Mixed, confusing analogies don't really work that well for getting your...point (meandering thought train?) across. Again, how are you paying "extra" here? You pay for an internet connect (cost). You buy a iPhone (cost) You access youtube (free app) over wifi (already paying for) and...pay more all of the sudden?
POINT 3:
Why shouldn't I be allowed to re-download an app I have already paid for if my cc/dc on file is declined for whatever reason. Having free access to apps already paid for is part of the sales package. By removing this option, it's like selling you a car, then after you paid for it, and they have your money, they then take the wheels off because there is no money in your bank?!?
Again, you're mixing analogies here. It's more like you buy a car (the phone) and buy the upgraded stereo system (the app), losing the stereo system, and expecting them to give it to you again. There's no loss of functionality because the app wasn't there to begin with; you purchased it separately.
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