I just spent about £12 on Android apps today, no I don't want any applause, on apps I had previously pirated or had the free version.
The apps in question were Plex, Titanium Backup Pro and Super User.
SU was free so no qualms there but Plex and TBUP are paid apps that I stole. So I thought to myself about the common criticism of Android which is the lack of quality apps. A lot of Devs have come out and said that making money on Android is a struggle, piracy is rife and people demand free.
I am an Android die hard, super user and evangelist, so why was I killing my beloved platform by pirating? Simple answer is, it's super easy! Why pay for anything when you can get it for free? A simple search for a term followed by .apk and you are blessed with a raft of options to download what you want.
This, however, does nothing but drive Devs away from the platform as it is not worth their time and talent, just look at this piece by the maker of Papermill, an Instapaper client for Android, or this one. You could argue that Instapaper clients are a super niche market but that doesn't detract from the amount of time and talent taken to make quality apps for Android.
The more apps we buy and the more Devs we support, the more time and effort they will be inclined to put into the platform and the better apps we get.
So before you hit that Google search result for the hot .apk of the moment take time to think that you are stealing from a person not a corporation.
The apps in question were Plex, Titanium Backup Pro and Super User.
SU was free so no qualms there but Plex and TBUP are paid apps that I stole. So I thought to myself about the common criticism of Android which is the lack of quality apps. A lot of Devs have come out and said that making money on Android is a struggle, piracy is rife and people demand free.
I am an Android die hard, super user and evangelist, so why was I killing my beloved platform by pirating? Simple answer is, it's super easy! Why pay for anything when you can get it for free? A simple search for a term followed by .apk and you are blessed with a raft of options to download what you want.
This, however, does nothing but drive Devs away from the platform as it is not worth their time and talent, just look at this piece by the maker of Papermill, an Instapaper client for Android, or this one. You could argue that Instapaper clients are a super niche market but that doesn't detract from the amount of time and talent taken to make quality apps for Android.
The more apps we buy and the more Devs we support, the more time and effort they will be inclined to put into the platform and the better apps we get.
So before you hit that Google search result for the hot .apk of the moment take time to think that you are stealing from a person not a corporation.
