[android-discuss] Re: Users marking down free apps because missing paid app features

do you have this application on the Android Market? If so how do you
use the same binary? I thought that every apk uploaded to the Market
had to have a unique package name ie com.yourcompany.appgenre.appname

On Mar 18, 2:41 pm, Posri <moobanposri...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> FWIW, we release a trial and pro, both the same binary, just different
> licensing.  The app checks it's license at runtime against a license
> server (licmax.com).   Since verification happens at runtime, the only
> way to crack it is to patch opcodes at the byte level in the binary,
> even on rooted phones.
>
> Posri
>
> On Mar 16, 2:55 pm, Brian Conrad <brianjto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My experience with trial period applications is the pirates will
> > download and break trial system to get the full version.   But if you
> > make the full version only available as a different runtime as a paid
> > app they won't buy it to break it.
>
> > Shane Isbell wrote:
> > > All of this could be simply avoided by providing a trial option on a paid
> > > application page. Creating a new catalog entry for free apps, just invites
> > > the comparison.
>
> > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Paul Alfille <paul.alfi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > >> Once you get over your pique, think of this as a marketing opportunity.
>
> > >> Make it very clear in the description of both what the free and paid
> > >> versions do and don't do.
> > >> "Free version, not time limited, fully functional except for X which
> > >> is available in the pro version"
>
> > >> Most people will dismiss the comment pretty quickly. They are more
> > >> interested it figuring out quickly what your app actually does and if
> > >> it is stable.
>
> > >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:35 AM, westmeadboy <westmead...@yahoo.co.uk>
> > >> wrote:
>
> > >>> However, I've now received a couple of comments down-rating the free
> > >>> app on the basis that it did not also get upgraded with the extra
> > >>> features. One commented that they would give 5 stars (to the free app)
> > >>> if the pro version was free! They have not purchased the paid app,
> > >>> AFAICT.
>
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