said by tcope:Let me rephrase your statement above... "Like I need to pay the developer for his/her hard work put into ringdroid". Both statements are the same. That is what you really are stating.
Actually no, they are not the same thing. Perhaps that's how
you wish to interpret it, but that is not at all what he said.
said by tcope:You are bypassing the developers revenue stream and basically not paying the developer for his/her hard work. You can sugar coat that all you want... that is _exactly_ what a person is doing if they block the ads. You can hate ads, think they don't have a place in the app, think the developer made a mistake in using them, etc... the results of blocking the ads is still the same.
So it's perfectly ok for a developer to require the data stream that
I pay for, to try to sell me something I don't want? That's an interesting way to look at it. If a developer would like to be compensate for their work, they need only ask. However, forcing me to incur a fee for my data usage does not and will not ever sit well.
said by tcope:If you take a quick look you will see that ads in apps generate around $1.6 billion for app developers each year. They don't put them in apps for no reason (obviously). Thinking this is probably just one way to justify keeping revenue from the developer.
If they're missing out on that revenue, they can feel free to contact my wireless carrier and request they be compensated through the money I just spent paying for said ad to use my connection.
said by tcope:How about this... like the app and want to block the ads... contact and send the developer $.99 instead. My only point is that _blocking ads in apps takes money away from the developer_.
This is not at all unreasonable. However, this would only be necessary for developers who do not already provide a way to pay for a pro version or ad-less version of the app. I suspect you were most likely expecting a "NO WAY!" response. Sorry to disappoint.