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When I got my new iPhone I (obviously) started to look for apps for it.
When looking for apps on the web I found a remote desktop client for the iPhone, they wanted something like $10 for it – an extremely cheap price for a sysadmin tool.
I think a fair price for something like this is at least $50, if my site was down and I didn’t have a choice I would gladly pay, for $25 I would have bought it just in case – for $10 this is a no-brainer.
So I opened the App Store application on my phone, typed “remote desktop” into the search box and there it was – right next to another remote desktop that only costs $2 and a third that’s free.
Obviously I tried the free app first, it works fine so I didn’t buy any of the paid apps.
As a user I may have saved $10 but as a software publisher I’m terrified - If you write an iPhone app the only way to buy your app if from a catalog where it is listed next to ridiculously under-priced and free options.
posted @ Thursday, April 8, 2010 4:35 PM