Re: Monetizing Web apps

I'd argue that for many apps it's not the software that has value, it's the service provided by the app. This might be a narrow distinction in the case of apps where the service is what the software alone enables. But for apps that require an online component i'd probably argue that the requirements are different and a less complex approach may be viable.
jo

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On 7 Mar 2013, at 14:59, Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org> wrote:

> Le jeudi 07 mars 2013 à 14:24 +0100, Robin Berjon a écrit :
>> We don't have anything that resembles that in the Web Platform. Is it 
>> something that we believe we want? Note that being able to copy apps but 
>> supporting in-app purchases likely produces a similar outcome (since you 
>> can copy an empty shell and require in-app proof-of-purchase of 
>> everything else).
> 
> That's certainly a good point; I haven't looked into it much yet, but I
> believe Mozilla MarketPlace approach is described at:
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Publishing/Validating_a_receipt
> 
> Dom
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