![]() This developer has 9 apps in the Mac App Store, all of which seem to have the same "business model": free to download, with In-App Purchase, but the first time you open the app, it demands an upfront one-time purchase, otherwise it doesn't work at all. The reason, according to Johnson, is as follows: ![]() The developer says it is going to add a free trial to all of its Mac apps.Ī new thread of insight reveals how some developers on the Mac App Store are using 'bait-and-switch' in-app purchases to dupe users into downloading apps that require a fee to use even though they are listed as free apps.Īs noted by Jeff Johnson, two apps from Fokusek Enterprise, Docs Pro for Google Drive and GCalendar for Google Calendar, are number 38 and 41 in the Mac App Store free charts respectively, but also sit 48 and 50 in the top-grossing Mac App Store apps. ![]() This story has been updated to include comments from Fokusek Enterprise's CEO.
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