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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
Why would I want to pay $1.99 to buy an app for a site that I can access for free? That's pretty lame you would charge $1.99.
Mar 19 2010 12:49PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
why would you not support the creater?
Mar 19 2010 12:53PM
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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
Why pay for a site that is free? It's bad enough we have to deal with the lame pop out adds that cover the screen. I can see if they want to advertise but they don't need to charge for the app.
Mar 19 2010 12:57PM
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erichkuss
Posts: 839 - Karma: 12
Because it costs money too make the app.
Mar 19 2010 1:00PM
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Dustin.
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Mar 19 2010 1:52PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
Because someone hundreds if not thousands of hours were put in to designing the program. Give a little respect and support someone that has put so much effort into something. Seriously, you are complaining about $1.99 to access a great UI NS that enables you to surf NS from anywhere you have a cell signal. Please give a little respect, please.
Mar 19 2010 2:45PM
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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
It has nothing to do with respect. Why would I spend money if I can just go on my phones browser and access that "anywhere you have a cell signal"? MS'ers is just trying to make an extra buck I think.
Mar 19 2010 2:55PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
Functionality wise, but evidently that isn't to crucial if you are happy using your browser.
Mar 19 2010 3:10PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
Ns sucks on the iphone browser, you cant hover over the forums/pictures/video etc drop down menus and then click something in the menu, it just doenst work well. 1.99 is nothing. Think about how much money you spend on weed, or fast food or whatever. A red bull costs more than the NS app, and you get a lot more form the NS app IMO, and it doesn't make you tweak.
Mar 19 2010 4:43PM
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BandeezyBandanas
Posts: 140 - Karma: 17
it will be worth it once everything available on the browser can be found in the app. Right now i believe its only the forums and pictures..get videos on board and im sold.
Mar 19 2010 5:34PM
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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
I dont smoke weed or drink redbull.
Mar 19 2010 7:15PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
why are you on NS then?
Mar 19 2010 7:23PM
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*steeze_is_good
Posts: 2886 - Karma: 721
You have bought a pair of skis in your life I assume? 1.99 is about a 200th of the cost. Get over it
Mar 19 2010 8:08PM
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HowNeatIsThat
Posts: 1191 - Karma: 112
why are you such an ignant baboon
Mar 19 2010 8:55PM
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selkirks
Posts: 1978 - Karma: 59
Are you fucking kidding me? Support the small dev team and buy it. NS is mos likely losing money on this; they make most of their money through ads. The app has none. New functionality coming next update!
Mar 20 2010 1:07AM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
When you go to work why does your boss pay you?
Mar 20 2010 1:26AM
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family_vacation
Posts: 6200 - Karma: 7,840
10 year olds don't have jobs.
Mar 20 2010 2:16AM
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tacobellslayer
Posts: 1493 - Karma: 214
this.


this thread is over now before someone brings out the big guns
Mar 20 2010 2:32AM
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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
I actually don't pay for my skis. I think you fuck tards are missing what I am saying. No surprise here though, its NS. Fucking morons. "support a company that has a free website" ya fuck that.
Mar 20 2010 3:51AM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15081 - Karma: 9,158
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Mar 20 2010 7:22AM
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..jack
Posts: 424 - Karma: 897
You know what, I don't really care that I payed 1.99 for the app. It's a lot easier to use than the browser and I feel like I helped out the creator and supported NS. (Although I think apple gets 20 or 30% of the revenue)


Mar 20 2010 7:48AM
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HowNeatIsThat
Posts: 1191 - Karma: 112
oooh ur just uber pro like that????

or mommy and daddy buy them for you????
Mar 20 2010 8:20AM
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snwbrdmilf
Posts: 22441 - Karma: 2,805
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Personally, I think the app has a lot more function than the browser. And the app was also something that has been asked for by the members for a little while now. And thegreyarea put a lot of time and effort into making this happen, so the last thing he needs is to sign on and see some whiny kid bitching about how he doesn't want to pay for something that was created for the members, asked for, by the members.
Mar 20 2010 11:40AM
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tacobellslayer
Posts: 1493 - Karma: 214
get off ns then. if your gonna bash ns, on ns, and say you dont wanna support it, then get off
Mar 20 2010 4:10PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,123
Well then don't buy it. As for me I skipped my morning coffee today and am now enjoying a sick app. Now I can bring my ns addiction on the road!
Mar 20 2010 6:15PM
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LoneSkier
Posts: 236 - Karma: 10
So because he chose to spend countless hours means he should charge for it? LOL, ok. Just another scam by the American businessman.
Mar 20 2010 6:58PM
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*steeze_is_good
Posts: 2886 - Karma: 721
Ever bought a house? A car? A camera? Food? 2 bucks is nothing compared to what you or your mommy and daddy spend.
Mar 20 2010 10:18PM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13839 - Karma: 7,704
The software cost money, and since only one person took the initiative to make it fuck yes he should make a buck off of it.  Your out of your mind if you think that people are going to spend months and a few hundred dollars of their own money on projects and then hand them out for free.  This is seriously the most simple concept I've ever had to explain to a literate human being.

Example: any professional engineering journal/study/document I use for research cost about $25 on average.
Mar 20 2010 11:07PM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13839 - Karma: 7,704
I know right?!?!?  I know this one guy Bill Gates who just got with his friend and just spent a few hours making some stupid software and sold it instead of giving it out for free!!!!  Those fucking douchebags!!!!!
Mar 20 2010 11:11PM
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Owl
Posts: 1236 - Karma: 22
I laughed at this but OP your an idiot sure i respect your opinion by why would you even bother making an NS hate thread on NS.... Also the point of apps is so that it's much quicker and more compatable to the iphone. It takes forever for big pages in the forums to load through the browser. And also if you don't pay for anything apparently wouldn't your parents pay for the app.
Mar 21 2010 9:38PM
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ericman
Posts: 405 - Karma: 155
It is easier to use then on safari and it's only 199
Mar 21 2010 10:35PM
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.brian
Posts: 1710 - Karma: 233
You must be broke as shit if you can't afford a two dollar app.
Mar 22 2010 1:01AM
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Dustin.
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Or dumb as shit if you can't understand capitalism.
Mar 22 2010 1:15AM
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Otter.
Posts: 1161 - Karma: 84
CRY ABOUT IT.    dont get your panties in a bunch over 2 bucks.
Mar 22 2010 7:35PM
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powday
Posts: 3055 - Karma: 326
Id complain about a $30 NS tall-t over the price of the app...but either way I understand why they charge as much as they do, get over it.
Mar 22 2010 9:48PM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296
this
Mar 22 2010 10:04PM
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chody_miller33
Posts: 766 - Karma: -38
why not support it but i think it would be sick if we got doniator in our profiles.
Mar 22 2010 10:23PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
You aren't donating to the site though, so it wouldn't make sense to give you a donator symbol. In buying the app you aren't helping NS out, you're buying better functionality for your phone. If you want to donate and give them some beer money go ahead and send $5 their way for ya symbol haha

And seriously, if you can afford an iPhone, you can't really complain about $1.99!
Mar 23 2010 8:44PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
Think about it this way.

Every time you load a page on NS, you are paying them. How? You see those annoying flashy things to the right of and above this post? They are called advertisements. Companies pay Newschoolers to allow them to post them on the page. Those things pay for the Admins' time and the server. Believe it or not even Doug Bishop needs money. If you quit bitching and bought the app, you would notice that it lacks annoying flashy things because there's not much room on the iphone screen. Therefore I fond it perfectly reasonable to charge for the app. $2 is probably a lot less than what they might lose in advert money. Also, you seem to have no idea how much work computer programming is (it's a lot of work). Not many people are willing to do it for nothing. Even free software is ad-supported or asks for donations.
Mar 23 2010 9:20PM
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shredables
Posts: 647 - Karma: 19
i see what your saying,
but having the site on your iPhone is what costs money (app), NOT the site itself
Mar 24 2010 9:42AM
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I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
But you pay what......$70+ a month for your cell plan.
Mar 24 2010 11:08AM
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TrevorModzeleski
Posts: 156 - Karma: 87
NS is worth 1.99 to me anyday
Mar 25 2010 9:58AM
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special-J
Posts: 1572 - Karma: 4,477
You are kidding right.....
Mar 25 2010 1:46PM
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leahey
Posts: 2548 - Karma: 32
The $1.99 is probably worth it, and more.
Mar 25 2010 8:40PM
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Ryan_BC
Posts: 109 - Karma: 11
so you can't afford 1.99 but you can afford an iPhone? :I
Mar 26 2010 12:16AM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
iNS is an app that was created by a few very dedicated individuals who wanted to see an app get created. They have poured a lot of time and effort (which if you have the slightest idea of how the real world works, time is equal to money, however, this thread makes me think that you do not have much of an idea how the real world works) into creating an app. These individuals are not admins for NS and are certainly not getting rich off creating iNS.

Secondly, you are not required to purchase iNS to use Newschoolers.com. Noone is forcing you to purchase the app. It is nothing different than a t-shirt, lanyard, or sticker pack in the store; if you like it and have a use for it, you may buy it. If you do not wish to buy it, then you aren't obligated to purchase it.

If you feel that $1.99 is too much for iNS, then that is your opinion, and feel free to either create your own Application for a mobile NS, or continue to use Safari to access the site on the go.
Mar 26 2010 2:21PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9931 - Karma: 9,399
I do not understand how the OP does not understand....
If you like Safari, use Safari, If you want to log on and post before Safari is even done loading get iNS
I would have paid way more then 1.99
Mar 26 2010 2:48PM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
Oh, and not to mention, iNS is an ad-free version of NS.
Mar 26 2010 2:54PM
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soulskier
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lol
Mar 26 2010 3:03PM
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Holte
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I couldn't agree more OP. It makes me sick when I see Adam and Doug rolling around in their matching Rolls Royces drinking $20,000 glasses of scotch and burning hundred dollar bills for kicks. They'll never get those two bucks from me. Instead, I'm going to spend the money on a cheeseburger.
Mar 26 2010 3:23PM
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