>For an app selling 10-20 copies a day, how much would it have cost that company, paying a PR firm, to get it infront of 101k new users (forget about payment)... how many tweets would you have to get out or blog posts written to make 101k people aware of your app?
It's not just that, the app would've got in front of much more than 101K people for that many to download. Maybe a couple of million?
Looks like this strategy is:
1. Good for apps with ads or in-app purchaes.
2. Bad for apps that need server infrastructure on the backend.
Not all apps are like that. Since the app failed both the above categories, they shouldn't have agreed to the terms.
Other apps might be enjoying the attention happily and making money, I don't see anything 'rotten' about that.
It's not just that, the app would've got in front of much more than 101K people for that many to download. Maybe a couple of million?
Looks like this strategy is:
1. Good for apps with ads or in-app purchaes. 2. Bad for apps that need server infrastructure on the backend.
Not all apps are like that. Since the app failed both the above categories, they shouldn't have agreed to the terms.
Other apps might be enjoying the attention happily and making money, I don't see anything 'rotten' about that.