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Apple Swaps "Get" Button For "Free" To Avoid Confusion Over In-App Purchases

Posted by timothy on from the for-the-low-low-price dept.

New submitter lazarus (2879) writes Apple is falling in line with the European Commission's request that app sellers do more to stop inadvertent in-app purchases. Following Google's lead, Cupertino has removed all instances of the word "free" within its iOS and Mac app stores (with the exception of its own apps, like iMovie), and replaced them with the term "Get." The new label clarifies what users can expect when downloading an app. Apps previously labeled as "Free" will now have a "Get" label. If those apps include in-app purchases, a small gray "In-App Purchase" label will appear below the "Get" button.

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  1. Re:why can't we go back to the old shareware syste by Shakrai · · Score: 3, Informative

    You paid for WinZip? That bloated piece of crap? When there's only about three dozen different free compression applications? You don't even have to resort to classical freeware, there are FOSS programs that will do the job quite nicely, with a polished GUI for those who don't like CLIs.

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  2. Re:So... by sexconker · · Score: 3, Informative

    This story is literally about changing a string from "Free" to "Get".
    Further, the headline has it backwards. Swapping X for Y means you swap out X and swap in Y.