Comments on: Digital iPhone cheapskates

By: Facebook Applications

Facebook Applications — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:17:49 +0000

It seems like everyone forgot that most software costs money for every update. If you look on your PC, every version of Microsoft Office costs money

By: Renew Passports

Renew Passports — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:04:29 +0000

I am glad to hear your sane viewpoint. Far too many folks feel entitled to free software and this trend will ultimately lead to less innovative new software being released.

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By: Linda Creech

Linda Creech — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:35:49 +0000

I need to pass my term paper to be able to buy me a iphone by my mother. hehehe...

By: Rewai

Rewai — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:26:42 +0000

Paying ones way is part of life, I don't get it that people want free all the time. There's free out there, but it's elsewhere. The economic system we adopt is geared around choice.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the new Tweetie 2.0 for the iPhone. I'm finding it much more responsive and it's now my iPhone Twitter App of choice. The new feature list is impressive, to me it's almost a new App.

If I might digress slightly.

I purchased Tweetie for my Mac. I paid something like $20 for it, and it's a far less complete product. For example, I often "favourite" a Tweet on my iPhone and read it on a more friendly screen. However having read the Tweet, I'd like to "unfavourite" it. Tweetie on the desktop doesn't do that.

I like paying for Applications because it gives the author a return on their work, it shows my appreciation for what they have created and gives them incentive to develop further. Fantastic.

I however expect that if I pay for something, that it's most basic features are operational. There have been several upgrades to Tweetie for the Desktop, but still no ability to unfavourite.

Why not?

By: Glenn Hilton

Glenn Hilton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:25:10 +0000

Tweetie 2 for the iPhone is my favourite app ever for the iPhone. I'd pay $10 or more for it. But have to agree I found it a bit odd at first to have to download & pay for an upgrade.Obviously it's great when you can get things for free, but when something's free but if something's good, you'll pay for it and Tweetie 2 is great!

By: chrish341

chrish341 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:28:45 +0000

Well said, John. It's interesting that the developer has Mac version which he charges $19.95 for a non-ad-supported version.

That really highlights the different market expectation that has been created on the iPhone.

Is the Mac app 6 times better than the iPhone? Hardly. In fact, the iPhone version may be just as useful or even more useful.