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Major League Baseball App to Sell for $4.99
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but will this MLB App for work on 1 Gen iPhones or only on the new 3G ones?
Both.
It was mentioned at WWDC that it will even give you a formatted video if you're on EDGE vs. wifi.
And it's not a dumb question, anyone could have been wondering!
this app sounded pretty cool to me when I was thinking it would be free.
as a casual (and that might be too strong a word) baseball fan I thought this would be an entertaining app that would help me keep up with the Brewers a little better being 1000 miles away.
but with a price tag attached it won't happen. i think giving this app away for free would be an audience builder for MLB. Charging for it will assure them that they will only be further milking their existing audience.
The NFL on the other hand already has me and can milk me as much as they want. I'm already paying for sunday ticket and praying for a slingbox app to bring it to my iPhone, but a direct nfl / sunday ticket app would be the best of all worlds
as a casual (and that might be too strong a word) baseball fan I thought this would be an entertaining app that would help me keep up with the Brewers a little better being 1000 miles away.
but with a price tag attached it won't happen. i think giving this app away for free would be an audience builder for MLB. Charging for it will assure them that they will only be further milking their existing audience.
The NFL on the other hand already has me and can milk me as much as they want. I'm already paying for sunday ticket and praying for a slingbox app to bring it to my iPhone, but a direct nfl / sunday ticket app would be the best of all worlds
OH COME ON!!!!
Its 5 freaking dollars.....Give me a break. Open up your wallet....I hate this internet contingent that thing everything should be free.
yes open my wallet, that is such an intelligent comment to make to a guy who will be dishing out $600 plus tax for a pair of phones plus accessories plus apple care etc and 130+ per month in contracts in a couple weeks.
you obviously glossed over the casual fan part.
why would i pay $5.00 for a baseball app if i am a casual baseball fan at best? i'm not a big enough fan to blow any money on anything baseball and that is my point. if they want to build their fan base then give it away for free and attempt to win me over and then they can cash in on me when i travel to games, buy their licensed apparel and subscribe to their mlb tv package.
opening my wallet isn't a problem, opening it for baseball is the problem.
Nope, no mention of pricing or being free during the keynote. The MLB.com rep only said they would be on the App Store on the day of launch. Their appearance during the keynote is from 42:37 to 44:33.
As a developer, I really hope this "what? 5 whole dollars??" sentiment isn't representative of a large part of the potential AppStore userbase.
I'm sorry guys, but people don't whip up these apps in an afternoon. I hope too many of you didn't latch onto the ridiculous "we polled 20 people so 70% of the AppStore will be free apps" story from AppleInsider during WWDC. This isn't Installer.app. I mean, we have to pay just to get AppStore access in the first place and I can't see all that many people wanting to spend time on quality applications only to release them for free and take a net loss. That doesn't make any sense.
For sure you will see a good deal of free applications, but I would lose the notion that apps worth their salt aren't going to be for purchase. Code doesn't write itself.
I'm sorry guys, but people don't whip up these apps in an afternoon. I hope too many of you didn't latch onto the ridiculous "we polled 20 people so 70% of the AppStore will be free apps" story from AppleInsider during WWDC. This isn't Installer.app. I mean, we have to pay just to get AppStore access in the first place and I can't see all that many people wanting to spend time on quality applications only to release them for free and take a net loss. That doesn't make any sense.
For sure you will see a good deal of free applications, but I would lose the notion that apps worth their salt aren't going to be for purchase. Code doesn't write itself.
Yeah I think alot of the people in this thread were just expecting free. The worst comment is this one:
Really? $5 is one Starbucks coffee per year. In 365 days you can't skip a cup of coffee or one trip to the fast food joint to pay for something thats available to you 24/7/365? Not to mention $5 per year makes them more likely to update the app and keep it working smoothly.
Edit: I just don't think I made it clear enough how cheap that really is: Its less than $0.42 per month.
Do you honestly think the developers are going to see any of that money? MLB is just milking their fanbase for their money plain and simple.
And yes, I do realize that developing an app takes time and energy and of course money. I ain't that stupid.
As I said before, I can get gameday and video highlights for free on their website.
And yes, I do realize that developing an app takes time and energy and of course money. I ain't that stupid.
As I said before, I can get gameday and video highlights for free on their website.
For me, $5 is not too much for an app. It's the "is only guaranteed to get you MLB content for the rest of this season" that bothers me. $5 for half a season equates to $10 a season. I really don't think I'd pay $10 a year for this. I'll buy it this year and we'll see. Maybe it becomes something I can't live without. Who knows?
This is likely to be a per-season charge. That is consistent with what mlb does already. If it included radio streaming, I would snap it up instantly.
As it stands, I am content with the play-by-play from the mlb mobile site. I care not for video highlights at this point.
As it stands, I am content with the play-by-play from the mlb mobile site. I care not for video highlights at this point.
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$4.99 is great for any baseball fan. Heck, that's half the price of a cold beer and peanuts...or the amount of gas you spend finding a closer parking space at your local big box store. Sure, the MLB web app is nice for an occasional glance, but video highlights...awesome. There are so many games in an MLB season, it will certainly pay for itself. Go Tribe.
$4.99 is great for any baseball fan. Heck, that's half the price of a cold beer and peanuts...or the amount of gas you spend finding a closer parking space at your local big box store. Sure, the MLB web app is nice for an occasional glance, but video highlights...awesome. There are so many games in an MLB season, it will certainly pay for itself. Go Tribe.
a key difference here is that mlb is not some small time developer. they are a massive corporation generating billions of dollars in revenue per year.
they can afford to release a product for free in an effort to build a future audience.
also lets not kid ourselves about having to charge simply because it costs money to develop. mlb.com costs a lot of money to develop and maintain along with espn.com, nfl.com etc etc etc and i don't have to pay to access any of them.
i see this app as little more than a website extension.
Offer the app free with 20 second ad pieces in front of the video highlights and charge $5 for an ad free version. problem solved IMO.
This is just my opinion in regards to this specific app and what it would take for me personally to care.
I'd gladly pay up to $60 for the right app if I found enough benefit from it. I do it with consoles and my computers all the time. But pay for baseball highlights? No thanks
Its worth it as long as there are no subsrciption fees. What makes it worth it is the ability to watch video highlights while the game is still going on and not after.
yes it is... MLB.com espn.com etc. etc.
this had potential but **** $5 - $10 a year... nah... they are supposed to be trying to lure people more into baseball ... not have less people checking up on it... the money is in the tickets, beer, parking, clothing, hats etc. get them hooked and its all yours... i have been a sucker for years... going to games and spending hundreds.
All over this
This was probably the most exciting thing on the Keynote. I don't have cable so I don't get to see any of my MLB games. Highlights right after they happen. This will most likely make my girlfriend angry.
I am definitely ready to upgrade my great little L7.
This was probably the most exciting thing on the Keynote. I don't have cable so I don't get to see any of my MLB games. Highlights right after they happen. This will most likely make my girlfriend angry.
I am definitely ready to upgrade my great little L7.
A "casual" or "quasi" or "potential" baseball fans dont give a **** about this program and wont use it. Charging 5 bucks for it shows that its a quality serious program and not some piece of shovelware. Hardcore and real baseball fans will buy and enjoy this program for 5 MEASLY dollars.