James Thomson

@jamesthomson One thing - I assume subscription management UI will be much more obvious and robust in iOS10.

@twinparent I hope so.

@jamesthomson From Verge: The App Store will also have a revamped interface to make it "even easier for [users] to manage subscriptions “

@twinparent I wonder about the transition though. As a dev, I wouldn’t want to force people to move to the new version / pricing.

@jamesthomson Hhard to do it until you’re at the point where you’d do a paid new version anyway. Otherwise, TextExpander redux.

@twinparent Well, exactly.

@jamesthomson I wonder if you could do a parallel sub version. Customers either pay outright or $1/£1 (?) per year?

@jamesthomson: I fucking hate subscriptions.

@waferbaby I’m not really a fan, but if the price is right.

@jamesthomson: I want to pay for a thing and then have it and be done with it.

@waferbaby Me too! And I want to put it in my cupboard.

@jamesthomson: But, how do you feel about it as an app developer, verses a user?

@waferbaby Not sure. The promise of regular income is interesting, but I don’t think people will go for it.

@jamesthomson unless there is a way to pay Apple, say $10 a month, shared over a dozen apps. Like Netflix for apps.

@CraicDesign Because that streaming model works so well for artists :)

@jamesthomson I don't see this working for indies like me :(

@jamesthomson I feel like I’m already at the point where I can have more subs between blog memberships, Prime, Netflix, iTunes Match, etc.

@jamesthomson And some point I just don’t have/want to give the money required each month for everything I like/use.

@rmlewisuk That’s my worry, exactly.

@jamesthomson @rmlewisuk Well, that just means people will hit a threshold, but they kind of already do?

@joesteel @rmlewisuk True, but with normal apps that you pay for once, you can keep using them.