Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone
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Free gaming apps for kids with in-app purchases is the dominant model for game apps.
They tell you the cost before you click ok. The way normal parents deal is to make sure the kid understands he can’t do it without permission. If he’s not old enough to follow that rule, he shouldn’t use your phone.
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Obviously, what the father did wasn't good, and he certainly isn't blameless, but my point is that the company didn't provide 1000 pounds of value, in fact not even 50 GBP of value, so they ought to do something.
Apart from anything else, it's terrible PR.
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I don't think it stretches the bounds of credibility that somebody would be unaware that a game rated for 4-year olds to play would ask for 100 pound purchases during the game.
This is a stupid kids game, not video editing software. It's highway robbery.
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@doctor-phibes said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
Obviously, what the father did wasn't good, and he certainly isn't blameless, but my point is that the company didn't provide 1000 pounds of value, in fact not even 50 GBP of value, so they ought to do something.
Apart from anything else, it's terrible PR.
That’s a great point. Apple should make a statement and drop any vendor in their marketplace that abuses the privilege.
Apple has earned a ton of trust, but that has been through active acts.
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@loki said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
Apple has earned a ton of trust
From what I can tell Apple is hated by it's App developers
Of which, I was one for 13 years up until a few weeks ago.
Of course I hated them, but I left because I shut down my business.
Apple has just doubled the amount it pays developers (who gross under $1 million per year in sales). A clear indication of their, hopefully reformed, selfish behavior.
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@horace said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
@copper said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
From what I can tell Apple is hated by it's App developers
While they sell their products in a market mostly created by Apple. Sad.
The developers would love a different market, it’s not allowed
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@horace said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
@copper said in Don't give your 7-year-old an iPhone:
From what I can tell Apple is hated by it's App developers
While they sell their products in a market mostly created by Apple. Sad.
Exactly.
