Smart Phone Apps, Dating Fees Added To UK Inflation Measure

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Angry Birds is 59p.

Well, the full version.

Worth every penny and some.

FTBFun

Joeskeppi wrote: »

Angry Birds is 59p.

Well, the full version.

Worth every penny and some.

Its free on the Android. I have it on my tablet.

And it is a necessity for that. Baaaaa.

alexlyne

An app is something I'd like to have at 3pm every afternoon.
zzzzzzz

thescouselander

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

That's not how it works. They track the changes in price of the things in the basket. So if something is free one year and free the next, the change is 0 (don't think they'd put free things in there anyway).

But technology is one negative influence in the basket. A flat screen TV will generally get cheaper.

What I was suggesting is that most apps are free and it is likely it will stay that way (on platforms like Andriod at least) since there is uaually a free version of whatever app you want.

The business model for mobile apps seems to be based around advertising or having in app features that mean you have to spend money. Most of the time the app itself is free.

inspector_monkfish

do they already include music bought on iTunes ?

PasturesNew

I have never seen an app... but then that's because I've never seen a Smart Phone - and I am guessing that apps go onto Smart Phones. Although I can't define what a Smart Phone is.

So ... who/what is/are Angry Birds and what do they/it do?

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have never seen an app... but then that's because I've never seen a Smart Phone - and I am guessing that apps go onto Smart Phones. Although I can't define what a Smart Phone is.

I don't believe this. Can you honestly say you've never seen a blackberry or iphone?

So ... who/what is/are Angry Birds and what do they/it do?

The most popular paid for app off 2010. Made (in)famous by David Cameron admitting to playing it.

You load angry birds of various colours into a sling and fire them at little monsters. The idea being that the birds collapse the structure on the monsters and the monsters die. The beauty of it is that each level takes about 5 seconds, so easy to stop playing without losing out. There are many, many levels and special editions for Xmas, halloween etc. The basic full version costs 59p.

And sadly I don't have it.

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

I don't believe this. Can you honestly say you've never seen a blackberry or iphone?

Correct. I would have guessed an iPhone was a smartphone, but wouldn't have guessed Blackberry.

silvercar wrote: »

The most popular paid for app off 2010. Made (in)famous by David Cameron admitting to playing it.

You load angry birds of various colours into a sling and fire them at little monsters. The idea being that the birds collapse the structure on the monsters and the monsters die. The beauty of it is that each level takes about 5 seconds, so easy to stop playing without losing out. There are many, many levels and special editions for Xmas, halloween etc. The basic full version costs 59p.

And sadly I don't have it.

Sounds like a load of !!!!!!.

Thanks for explaining it though.

nicko33

PasturesNew wrote: »

Sounds like a load of !!!!!!.

This from someone who spends 3 hours a day looking at house-!!!!!!
Each to their own, one man's meat and all that...

PasturesNew

nicko33 wrote: »

This from someone who spends 3 hours a day looking at house-!!!!!!
Each to their own, one man's meat and all that...

With house !!!!!! I get to see inside houses I'd never see in real life. Modern, shiny places, with posh stuff .... it's nice!