I have heard some about Wireless Application Protocol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Application_Protocol) having some similar features and people not liking them. The ringtone industry used this essentially to charge people high fees on products that consumers were not aware of (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamba!#Controversy). Carriers getting a commission on services sold this way likely caused a lot of the problem, so this could be important to avoid in a similar implementation. Great post!
Oh this looks cool, thanks for the link! Interesting to see something similar and how that worked out.
Jamba! had drawn criticism for allegedly misleading customers in its service advertisements. In general, Jamba! services were sold as a subscription, despite advertising that seems to imply that customers are buying a one-off phone ringtone.
I couldn’t find anything about purchases/subscriptions in the WAP Wikipedia page?
I have heard some about Wireless Application Protocol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Application_Protocol) having some similar features and people not liking them. The ringtone industry used this essentially to charge people high fees on products that consumers were not aware of (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamba!#Controversy). Carriers getting a commission on services sold this way likely caused a lot of the problem, so this could be important to avoid in a similar implementation. Great post!
Oh this looks cool, thanks for the link! Interesting to see something similar and how that worked out.
I couldn’t find anything about purchases/subscriptions in the WAP Wikipedia page?