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Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology?

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On 2025-04-18 19:04, Marion wrote:
> I have an app that I just noticed says I can buy it for 0 dollars.
>   <https://i.postimg.cc/pdNq0Z0G/LANDRIVE-10.jpg> buy for $0.00
> 
> What does that even mean?
> 
> In normal operating systems, there's no concept of "purchasing" a
> zero-dollar app, as that would just be called a free app (as in beer).
> 
> You don't purchase a free app.
> You just install it.
> 
> But Apple has this concept of purchasing everything, I guess.
> Even free apps.
> 
> But I've downloaded free apps before on the App Store.
> And I don't remember it being called a zero-dollar app.
> 
> But this seemingly has a purchase price that I can "buy" it at.
> But what does that blue 0-dollar button even mean in Apple parlance?

In this instance?

It means you're looking for something to deflect from the fact that you 
were wrong on your precious "facts" from your first post on the subject.

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What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-19 02:04 +0000
  Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-18 19:28 -0700
  Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-19 10:54 +0000
  Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-19 11:07 +0000
  Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2025-04-19 10:36 -0400
  Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-19 22:42 +0000
    Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-21 20:53 +0000
      Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-21 21:55 +0000
        Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-21 22:06 +0000
          Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-21 22:40 +0000
            Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-22 02:49 +0000
              Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-22 12:41 +0000
              Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-04-22 16:07 +0000
          Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-21 18:08 -0700
            Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-04-22 12:46 +0000
              Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-04-22 16:08 +0000
      Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-22 06:31 +0000
        Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-04-22 16:09 +0000
          Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-22 16:37 +0000
            Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-22 09:50 -0700
            Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-04-22 19:45 +0000
              Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-04-22 12:46 -0700
            Re: What does $0 zero dollars mean in Apple app store terminology? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-04-22 21:27 +0000

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