WP8 store and the stealing of apps

[John20212]

You can't really blindly demand access to an app if it's been removed from the store. The reason for the removal is important.

As a hypothetical example, assume that you as a developer created an app that supplies hockey scores for your team. As part of that development, you have a license to use the syndicated data from the NHL. After a year or so, the NHL change the terms of that license so that you either have to pay a large price for the service or can no longer use it for the original purpose (for example, they sold exclusive rights to another party).

What do you, as a developer do?

1) Pull the app because you no longer have the rights to use the key data?
2) Kick up a stink and sue the NHL?
3) Use the data anyway and get sued by the NHL?
4) Look for another data source and then get sued when the NHL finds out?
5) Give all of your users their money back?

Such an app would be a perfect example of an app that depends on backend server updates, in which case the developer should communicate to customers before purchase that the app might not be supported indefinitely with such updates so that the customer knows they might loose the app functionality at some point.
This type of app is however completely different from apps that do not require any internet connection to work or any server data as a source of in app content, and such apps the user should be able to reinstall whenever they want; heck the user should be able to reinstall even the server dependent app, it would not work without the support, but that is another issue.

 

[11B1P]

[1] The reason for pulling an app is largely irrelevant, even if the developer no longer wants to support the app there is no reason why people who already bought it should be stopped from using it for however long they like; unless of course its a server dependent app and it will simply not function without back end services, however that needs to be more clearly communicated to the customer when they are purchasing an app letting them know that it won't be supported for eternity.

[2] The cost of the app is completely irrelevant in this discussion. It's the same when people argue that they don't care that Google and the government is monitoring and sifting through all their private data, they have nothing to hide, which again is completely irrelevant to the privacy discussion.

[1] The reason is absolutely relevant. It is not your place to decide why the developer pulls an app. Unless the dev wants to disclose why the app is pulled, it is none of your business. Servers are but one part. Even if the dev had intentions on supporting the app for eternity and something changes, so be it. No dev wants to leave an app available that may cause more harm than good.

[2] Once again, you crying over an app that costs pennies. We waste that much on a daily basis at the snack machine or fast food restaurant.


You sound like spoiled brat, expecting everything for nothing. Me, me, me is all I hear from you. Guess your parents gave you everything you wanted, or maybe they still do. Get off your high horse and have some consideration for other people.

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[marcomura]

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[palandri]

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