Ad-funded apps - how do you use them?

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Andy C Watson
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Mar 26, 2012, 2:22:56 PM via Website

Just wondering about how people use free, ad-funded apps that they download. If you're using a very good/useful free app, do you sometimes click on ads that don't really interest you as a way of providing an income stream for the developer? I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts.

It's something I do occasionally if I'm using a free app that I really like, as it makes me feel like I'm giving something back (though evidently it doesn't help the advertisers).

What's your take on this?

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Steven Blum
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Mar 26, 2012, 5:46:04 PM via Website

Honestly, the ads are usually so unhelpful that I almost never click on them. I also get super irritated if the ad is causing my app to connect to the Internet and eating into my data plan. I usually uninstall those kinds of apps.

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