Comment on Apple’s Mac App Store: Gateway for OS X Freemium? by KsbjA

Are you guys kidding me? Apple isn't removing the capability to install apps normally, to install whatever you wish, to live without any store. They just add a new way to publish and discover apps. If you don't want to download or buy apps from the Store, don't do it! It's not like you're forced to use only the Store for finding apps. A Mac isn't an iPhone!

Comment on Apple’s Mac App Store: Gateway for OS X Freemium? by KsbjA

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Comment on Apple: No Trials in the Mac App Store by KsbjA

That's great news for me! I like it when free apps are actually ALWAYS free apps, not free previews. Devs should put a link to the preview in the description of your app, but the submitted app itself should always be fully functional. Also, multiple entries for one app (the "real" app, the fully-functional trial, the lite version and probably even some kind of beta) were really frustrating. However, Apple could also add a simple "Don't display preview versions" option in the App Store client, or put a "Download preview" button next to the "Buy" button on apps with trials.

Comment on Apple: No Trials in the Mac App Store by KsbjA

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Comment on iPhone Owners Most Loyal, Satisfied by KsbjA

"To do what it claims to" is key. This is exactly why I ditched my Nokia 5800 in favour of a Siemens C55. I do miss camera and internet access, yes, but what I don't miss is constant crashes, randomly deleted call lists and messages, and the awkward UI. It doesn't matter that much what a phone claims to do; only how well it does that is really important. There are still new phones made with about the same amount of features as my C55 (that Nokia XpressRadio phone doesn't even have internet access or IrDA, unlike mine!), but there is always somebody there who will buy them, as long as the phones actually do what they were intended to do. That's why Nokia's "dumbphones" sell better than their smartphones.

Comment on iPhone Owners Most Loyal, Satisfied by KsbjA

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