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Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier

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Post by anand_nalya » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 7:08 AM UTC

Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier
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Re: Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier

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Post by danielhunt » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 7:24 AM UTC

Interesting suggestion. I wonder, would app developers even be willing to go with this idea themselves?

Sure,importing data is great, and should be possible, but why on earth would they hand out free copies of their software? I'm sure many would consider this complete madness

Re: Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier

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Post by anand_nalya » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 8:02 AM UTC

danielhunt wrote: post #2

Interesting suggestion. I wonder, would app developers even be willing to go with this idea themselves? Sure,importing data is great, and should be possible, but why on earth would they hand out free copies of their software? I'm sure many would consider this complete madness

To retain users moving to a new platform?

Re: Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier

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Post by danielhunt » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 9:07 AM UTC

anand_nalya wrote: post #3

danielhunt wrote: post #2

Interesting suggestion. I wonder, would app developers even be willing to go with this idea themselves? Sure,importing data is great, and should be possible, but why on earth would they hand out free copies of their software? I'm sure many would consider this complete madness

To retain users moving to a new platform?

I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. I just don't believe that the vast majority would do it

Re: Idea for Windows Phone Team - Make switching easier and less costlier

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Post by tobiasbischoff » Wed, Jan 04, 2012, 9:56 AM UTC

Interesting thought. The most customer friedly solution I could image would be a 'iTunes Match' like service for Apps. While seting up your Windows Phone, they could ask for your iTunes or Android Marketplace credentials and scan these accounts for past purchases of popular apps also available for Windows Phone and mark them as purchased in the Windows Phone App Marketplace.