Comments on: Is the “free re-download to iPhone” gravy train over? http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:47:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TaylorJ http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/comment-page-1/#comment-185010 TaylorJ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:51:01 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=4318#comment-185010 First of all, this is plainly stupid and not well thought out. If i download a free app, we can download it via 3G over and over and over again no matter how many times we choose to do so, lagging out their connection and such, but for the apps we actually pay for, we can only download them once on the iPhone, and after that are forced to sync to iTunes!? With a CABLE?!?! Jesus CHRIST, its 2009. They are kicking us back 3 years with usability. If you cant figure out a way to stop people from "sharing" apps (either legally with one account or illegally via jailbreak) than dont implement a username switch on the phone whence not needed, nor requested heavily (if at all). First of all, this is plainly stupid and not well thought out.

If i download a free app, we can download it via 3G over and over and over again no matter how many times we choose to do so, lagging out their connection and such, but for the apps we actually pay for, we can only download them once on the iPhone, and after that are forced to sync to iTunes!? With a CABLE?!?!

Jesus CHRIST, its 2009. They are kicking us back 3 years with usability.

If you cant figure out a way to stop people from “sharing” apps (either legally with one account or illegally via jailbreak) than dont implement a username switch on the phone whence not needed, nor requested heavily (if at all).

]]> By: Dr. Macenstein http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/comment-page-1/#comment-184921 Dr. Macenstein Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:07:49 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=4318#comment-184921 Good Point Dave-O, and yes, apparently it is a new Apple policy, NOT AT&T having to do with the multiple iTunes accounts in version 3 of the software. This really does seem like a feature that will be beneficial to 5% of iPhone users, and hurt 95%. Including me. I often download a game to my iPhone, and if I like it, I download it to my kids' iPod touches directly. Seems like that might not work anymore now, whch will suck on vacations away from my home syncing computer. - The Doc Good Point Dave-O,
and yes, apparently it is a new Apple policy, NOT AT&T having to do with the multiple iTunes accounts in version 3 of the software. This really does seem like a feature that will be beneficial to 5% of iPhone users, and hurt 95%.

Including me. I often download a game to my iPhone, and if I like it, I download it to my kids’ iPod touches directly. Seems like that might not work anymore now, whch will suck on vacations away from my home syncing computer.

- The Doc

]]> By: Dave-O http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/comment-page-1/#comment-184918 Dave-O Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:56:33 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=4318#comment-184918 Obviously it's not AT&T, Doc; that phone is connected via wifi. It's not an Apple bandwidth issue because the bandwidth usage would be the same on your computer as your phone. Jonro's theory is more logically sound. But the damage to legitimate users is much greater than the damage it prevents. Perhaps it's an issue with a prerelease OS (one that users aren't supposed to be talking about unless they like corresponding with Apple legal). Obviously it’s not AT&T, Doc; that phone is connected via wifi. It’s not an Apple bandwidth issue because the bandwidth usage would be the same on your computer as your phone.

Jonro’s theory is more logically sound. But the damage to legitimate users is much greater than the damage it prevents.

Perhaps it’s an issue with a prerelease OS (one that users aren’t supposed to be talking about unless they like corresponding with Apple legal).

]]> By: Jason http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/comment-page-1/#comment-184917 Jason Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:28:52 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=4318#comment-184917 I do this on my wife's device all the time. We share an account. I can see how it would be a problem for nefarious app thiefs, but in the same family? Meh. Whatever. I do this on my wife’s device all the time. We share an account. I can see how it would be a problem for nefarious app thiefs, but in the same family? Meh. Whatever.

]]> By: Jonro http://macenstein.com/default/2009/05/is-the-free-re-download-to-iphone-gravy-train-over/comment-page-1/#comment-184916 Jonro Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:06:35 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=4318#comment-184916 MacRumors covered this issue earlier this evening. They concluded that it was done in order to avoid people sharing apps under the same iTunes account using different devices. It sounds like a reasonable explanation, although it may be overkill to avoid something that wouldn't happen very often. MacRumors covered this issue earlier this evening. They concluded that it was done in order to avoid people sharing apps under the same iTunes account using different devices. It sounds like a reasonable explanation, although it may be overkill to avoid something that wouldn’t happen very often.

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