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Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps
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The 100 is the number of unique devices (which can all get eaten up if 50 users each upgrade or replace a device) for all your apps. If you have 10 apps in development, that could end up being as little as 5 or 10 beta testers plus reviewers per app. The 50 is the number of users (who might have many more than 1 device) per app. If you have 10 apps in the store, they could get spread around to as many as 500 different people using promotional copies.
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Hehehe... how can he be a xenophobe in that sense? He's from Scotland!
And I'm afraid to say, as much as I appreciate Apple products, they still seem suspect to the mentality that North America is the only continent in the world.
Aren't the lite apps for evaluation purposes? Try this free lite app and then buy the full version right?
This makes total sense
This makes total sense. Currently if you want your app reviewed by any of the top review sites, you either have to gift them $1 on the iTunes or provision their iPhone or iPod Touch (ad-hoc method) to install your application on their device. (a very manual process).
This makes total sense. Currently if you want your app reviewed by any of the top review sites, you either have to gift them $1 on the iTunes or provision their iPhone or iPod Touch (ad-hoc method) to install your application on their device. (a very manual process).
As a developer here are my thoughts...in case anyone cares. 
First, they expire after four weeks so they are not "freebies" but more for reviews only. As a developer this is great but I only see it good for reviews...testing would be for before it hits the store and this still has to be AdHoc.
Why 50? Why not, do you really think each version needs 50 people to download and try it(Review it)? I doubt it, I think they are being generous for the high end apps.
Developers can't charge for them...and this is another reason they only offer 50 and they expire. If they didn't then every developer would sell X versions of their website and Apple would loose their cut...not a very good business move.
Why US only? Apple is based out of the US, it's easier to do all the legal stuff here first so if they are testing something or slowly releasing stuff it's easier for them to do it here than anywhere else. Plus the majority of the developers and downloads come from the States so why not start off in the largest market?
First, they expire after four weeks so they are not "freebies" but more for reviews only. As a developer this is great but I only see it good for reviews...testing would be for before it hits the store and this still has to be AdHoc.
Why 50? Why not, do you really think each version needs 50 people to download and try it(Review it)? I doubt it, I think they are being generous for the high end apps.
Developers can't charge for them...and this is another reason they only offer 50 and they expire. If they didn't then every developer would sell X versions of their website and Apple would loose their cut...not a very good business move.
Why US only? Apple is based out of the US, it's easier to do all the legal stuff here first so if they are testing something or slowly releasing stuff it's easier for them to do it here than anywhere else. Plus the majority of the developers and downloads come from the States so why not start off in the largest market?
ya, my understanding is that the code is good for one use. then it's no longer good. the app otherwise seems to act like one you've bought for the person who used the code.
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Get them while they're HOT!!! Figured I would test it out...
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Please post if you're used one so others don't bother, they are for my iOwn app.
Just used: WFXH7RKF3TRH
Thanks!
Get them while they're HOT!!! Figured I would test it out...
3EYLRT49EYTF
L7FH4WFKF9TR
USED
WFXH7RKF3TRH
USED
Please post if you're used one so others don't bother, they are for my iOwn app.
Just used L7FH4WFKF9TR.
Thanks!!
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Used EEHX7NR4HNYH. Thanks!
Unfortunately I redeemed it on my Mac Pro, which I haven't set up with my iPhone (my Macbook Pro syncs the iPhone). Guess I'll have to figure out how to move apps cross computers or authorize both computers for my phone?