You CAN download exactly the same crap for FREE on your computer; the only concern seems to be piracy on the go...so again: WHAT THE HELL IS THE BIG DEAL? How many times do you want or need to re-download something WHILE travelling?
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Apple to Start Charging for Re-Downloading Apps Over-the-Air?
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You CAN download exactly the same crap for FREE on your computer; the only concern seems to be piracy on the go...so again: WHAT THE HELL IS THE BIG DEAL? How many times do you want or need to re-download something WHILE travelling?
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This is a way to make it better to get the more expensive phone. some people get the lower model and then delete apps to create more room but then re download them to use when they need it.
IE: i don't have enough space and don't always use this app so i can delete it, but when i need it again i'll just re download it for free.
This is a way to make it better to get the more expensive phone. some people get the lower model and then delete apps to create more room but then re download them to use when they need it.
IE: i don't have enough space and don't always use this app so i can delete it, but when i need it again i'll just re download it for free.
That's the big deal. Notice "on your computer"? What if I travel 2 months to somewhere and I have a desktop? I should carry that with me, because Apple rocks! For you it may not be a big deal, but for some it is. Is that so hard to grasp?
But keep making excuses for Apple, they love people like you so they can get even more money from you.
GO APPLE! /s
Ok so this is to prevent you from sharing apps you have purchased with your friends I suppose. But if their computer is one of the five computers registered under your itunes account cant they just login to your name at their computer and download it at their computer and still not have to pay for it. Im guilty of doing this myself to be honest. But its not my friend its my little brother(we dont live together).
I suppose it's understandable in the point of Apple and app owners (money $$$), but as a user who's ALREADY used to not having to pay for re-downloads, I'm hoping they don't implement this. (I suppose it's like owning a book, then tossing it... can't just get it back w/out penalties...)
It's more like buying the rights to make a copy of the book at a time. Toss that copy, then you have the right to make another one for free, since you already paid and costs the book store little to give you a copy again.
Do you really expect Apple to accomodate every situation? The individual who goes on travels for two months at a time and does not have a laptop belongs to a minority.
It's possible that for the majority it's not a big deal, but I can understand how it would be for a minority. Unfortunately, Apple can't cater to every individual. I know that's not difficult to grasp.
Before you come back with your typical apple fanboy name calling, keep in mind that we still have no idea why (much less if) this will be implemented. Jumping to the conclusion that the don't have a good reason and they're doing it as a money grab is just as foolish as those jumping to the conclusion that Apple has a justified reason for doing it.
Correction. It's slightly more foolish. Most companies have a good reason for doing things, albeit sometimes unpopular. Very few successful companies follow the "money grab" route. It's just intelligent business.
12+ pages and no one's answered this so I figured I'd give it a go. I have a US, Canadian and UK iTunes account. There's been times when I happened to be logged onto a secondary account, forgot to switch back and synched my iPhone without realizing. The result being that I was locked onto that account on the phone and unable to update or purchase apps OTA (since I have a limited amount of credit on that account). If I could switch back to my US account without synching that wouldn't be an issue.
But I think the point is that the "legitimate customers" wont get this message at all. If the app was legally added to your device, you will not be prompted to buy it again.
You should read more carefully before commenting on a post. I seriously dont think I sounded like defending Apple here. Here read it again..
I was just commenting that it`s better and easier(atleast IMO) to use iTunes for majority of your app downloads. Buying an app, deleting it, redownloading it all directly from your iPhone is something I dont think is a great idea. Save for a few small apps I download most of my apps on the Mac using iTunes and then syncing it with my iPhone later on. If I download directly from my iPhone than I am reducing the available bandwidth for web web surfing and other things. Also quite a few times the downloads does slow down your iPhone if you try to do other stuff on it in the mean time. But this is my preference and others may not want to do it this way. What I dont understand is how come I was defending apple here. If anything I was against it. That you would have also know if you had read my comment carefully and completely.
or crazy thought. delete it off your phone but not your computer. then you can just resync when you want it back.
unless you are one of those nuts that never backs up his phone. sure hope you don't ever break it or have it stolen. then again, if you are that nutty, you deserve to have to pay for everything again.
That doesn't seem to be how it's working right now. Unless you think everybody who has reported some apps showing this message in this thread are pirates. Anyways, the loophole that allows this piracy is also a legitimate use if you own both accounts.
This is a real pain for people that have updated there device or had it replaced because then all the app can't be downloaded on the device.
The perfect solution would be to allow you to set which device can download which app. Or only allow you to register 5 devices for your account.
The perfect solution would be to allow you to set which device can download which app. Or only allow you to register 5 devices for your account.