I know this may not be the best place to post this, but I had to get this rant out somewhere. Seems like the boys in Bristol got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Call this first world problems, but man, do I have a problem with this.
Today when I launched the app store on my iPhone as I do from time to time, apps have updates. Today I noticed that the ESPN app was getting upgraded. Usually I don't give a thought before I hit the 'update' button. But with this app, I thought twice.
I was an early adopter of the ESPN radio app and use it to get through my day. Of course I could use Fox Sports or Yahoo, ESPN just happens to be my flavor. I paid $2.99 for an app, the content of which I could get from turning my car or radio on. I was fine with that, you have to find a way to pay for the development. Nevermind that there were still ads in a paid app.
But today, I reaffirmed my hate for petty corporate greed. Today's update brought me nothing new, while informing me that this bug-riddled version my app would be discontinued on 8/1. Hooray! But wait....I would be able to get live streaming for $4.99 after a 14 day trial period..for an app I already paid for. I have two simple words: fuck that
Fuck ESPN, fuck the team that developed and tried to market this shit. Someone should be fired for this. See the below link for a review or two:
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