Comments on: MLB At Bat Is On Sale! But Buyer Beware!

By: Bigmouth

Bigmouth — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:31:12 +0000

The MLB app is worthless without streaming audio. I’ll pay if and when they release an official Gameday Audio app.

By: kilsey

kilsey — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:54:54 +0000

Carl's pretty much right. MLB has no way of monetizing the app via ads (too small, bad experience), so they have to charge. If you look at their other offerings (which are subscription-based, btw) the overall cost of the At Bat app is a relative steal.

I would assume that next year will be $9.99 for the year (since the original price only covered half of the season). Even at $10, that's 162 games plus the playoffs? On a per-game or per-day basis that's a miniscule cost.

I love reading about all of the whining and complaining about how charging for the app each year as new features and new (current) content are built into the product is wrong and how it should just be free. These people have no concept of economics or business and have been ruined by the "free" culture perpetuated by the web. You pay for your cell minutes each month. You pay for cable television. If you want real-time game data and streaming highlights delivered to your phone, you pay for that too. If you think that's unfair, then use the free WAP site at wap.mlb.com and stop whining. The experience pales in comparison, but if you want to be cheap, it's available to you.

Hey Casey, let's see TiPB turn off all of its ads - I've already seen them once, so it's greedy to continue to show them!

See how this works?

By: steve

steve — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:29:32 +0000

It’s an ok deal but think $5.99 for the season 162 games plus playoffs vs. $2.99 for just playoff does not seem so fair. It should be mmore like .99.

By: michaelK

michaelK — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:46:51 +0000

I, like a lot of other Americans, don't give a damn about MLB. Confucious say: "Baseball wrong, man with four balls cannot walk."

Yes, MLB may be ripping the public off but, as kalahari surfer said, the iTunes Store should be making it clear that it's a subscription that's needed for the app to continue to function.

By: john

john — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:34:17 +0000

@carl

It's always the morons that have to insult to advance in a argument. I never directed anything towards you in my opinion, however you just had to include me an my family in yours. Loser

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:57:26 +0000

@john If stupid people can't last forever, I hope for your families sake you have a good insurance policy because you won't be around much longer.

@jon Amen. $5 for a years worth of baseball video on demand is a damn good deal for a subscription service. You explain that to the "everything should be free" morons that exist in this world. They just don't get it.

If you don't like it, don't buy it and STFU.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:44:47 +0000

There are at least 11 games left in the season, probably more. At $2.99, that means you'd be paying about 30 cents a game. The horror! How could they rip you off like that. I know times are tough, but really, it's three bucks. I hope they lower it again for the World Series.

When you have to pay every year for something it's called a subsription. Five dollars for an entire year of baseball is a ridiculously good subscription price.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:29:05 +0000

recharging for the app is a joke…oh, and GO PHILS!

By: john

john — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:21:32 +0000

@carl

The target audience are a bunch of American retards. The one reason the American economy was ever doing good is because smart business men provide for the stupid people. Now the economy is going down because stupid people cannot last forever

By: kalahari surfer

kalahari surfer — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:20:02 +0000

It is ridiculous that one would have to buy it again every year. I’m sure that they catch some people

KeyTasks (which is an Outlook Sync utility) is $9.99. When you look at the fine print, that’s $9.99 PER YEAR!! For a tasks app and synching utility!

I wish there was an easy way to identify these apps. Actually, maybe the iTunes Store should have the responsibility to make it clear?