iPhone is the place for adware?

"the more quality apps in the store."

Dude meant 'higher quality' I guess. But, hey, that's an example of quality writing - poor quality.

Try before you buy is the only fair way to let someone test software before purchasing.

My original attitude about apps in the App Store was that I didn't mind blowing $0.99 if it turned out to be a turkey, and that's still my general attitude; but when the price tag is $2.99, $6.99, and even $19.99 for something that does not do what it was advertised to do, I start getting annoyed.

$30 for crapware I can't get a refund on was enough to drive me to the Jailbreak and DRM-removed apps scene. I now try all apps out that have a hacked version floating on the net via the Jailbreak BEFORE I buy it. Saves me from wasting money. I've spent a couple of hundred dollars on apps, and truly believe that developers of good software deserve to be paid, especially when they're asking such small prices as the typical app. I'm not advocating pirating software rather than buying it, but I'm suggesting that if you aren't sure about an app, there's a try before you buy alternative out there for the adventurous. Please go legit and buy an app once you think an app is useful, but I will not be suckered into throwing away more money based on some misleading screenshots and flowery application description.

All that said - I do have a few apps that have little portions of the screen devoted to advertising banners, and they haven't bothered me so far. I take a lot of steps on my laptop and desktop machines to block banner ads and popups, but on the iPhone with the specific apps I have with ads, they're unobtrusive and largely unnoticeable, which probably means that they're not effective, but if an app is free and clearly states that it's ad supported, no complaints from me about it: no one is making me download it.

Demos would be nice, but I would trust user reviews just fine ... IF PEOPLE WROTE TRUE REVIEWS! I feel like I'm browsing a teenage AOL chatroom when I look through the reviews. Most are just BS moaning about price or dislike for something they don't even own! I have each app for a week or more before writing a review and preface it with I OWN THIS so people know it is a legit review.

Over my dead body! That's when ad-supported software gets installed on my iPhone--when I'm dead and gone.

But there kinda are trial versions for some apps. There free, limited versions of the full app and usually have the word "lite" in their name. Although Apple hasn't fully implemented the trial system, some developers already have.

Funny thing. I don't have any ads with twitterrific.

As for me, I agree with Arnan de Gans. I hate ads in the apps which is why I don't have any Malik apps, and the one I had (trying out) got out of my ipod Touch as fast as they came.

There is a way to release demo software. I've seen several demos on the App Store already. More developers should be doing it. I don't really think the fault lies with Apple here.

Until they (developers or Apple) figure out a way to release demo software, I'm going to continue to be wallet-shy. I'm understandably reluctant to plop down money on something I've never even tried.

This is based on what? People are much more likely to download and not continue using free apps as well. Of the two dozen or so apps I've got on my iPhone, both free and paid, none have ads. I have deleted a few that did though.

Ads are irritating on a full size screen. They're far worse on a little one.

Trial versions (and storefronts not supporting them) are nothing new to the mobile space. People have been building stand-alone demos with purchase links in them for years. Why change the App platform when you could simply add a new directory structure to find free trials. The big PITA about the App Store right now are the findability issues, which will increase day over day... :( sucks for us.