My view on paying for online applications
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Mark Evans asks on his blog “Would you pay for online applications?”
He makes some valid points about the possibility of bundled packages such as one consisting of Google Reader, Google Docs, Deli.cio.us, Facebook, Twitter and Word Press. He suggested a fee of $3.00 for this bundle. Now Mark just happens to have tapped into all of the online apps I use pretty much on a daily basis. Would I pay $0.10 a day for all of these apps?
I’d have to say for the most part NO. Unless there was some overwhelming compelling reason for me to pay.
Let’s look at the apps Mark is suggesting:
Google Reader - yes I find this to be a useful tool in aggregating my RSS subscriptions, but if this one turned pay, there would be another one along right behind it for free. So definitely a NO.
Google Docs - I use Google docs for saving the hassle of copying files to my USB stick, but would I pay for what is a watered down - but good version of WORD? No, I wouldn’t.
Deli.cio.us … well if Yahoo! keeps floundering they may consider charging. I wouldn’t continue using it as I could find a way around the bookmarking feature, which is about the only feature I use.
