I really hate in-app purchases

I’ve really come to hate the in-app purchase and wish Apple would once again do away with it. I’m sick to death of seeing an app for $4.99 or $0.99 or even free and then come to find out to actually get the stupid thing to work or to get the really good functionality you need to spend even more. For example, where did this idea of charging for themes come from? ToDo is now doing that as well as the Mercury Web Browser. Or recipe apps that are free or a good price but then require you to purchase the actual recipes for an additional fee? Or games like ZombieFarm that all but force you to buy "upgrades" to make the game playable. And what the hell is with Electronic Arts making it so you can buy bounty in Hot Pursuit? You charge $9.99 for a game and then charge more to get the most out of it? That […]