The largest change to LuckNews is that it is now free! If you use 8 or fewer subscriptions in LuckNews, then you will have access to all of its features and power and yet pay absolutely nothing.
LuckNews has moved to a new sales model. You are able to purchase subscription capacity through an in-app purchase. If you use more than 8 subscriptions, then you will be able to purchase additional subscription capacity through two in-app purchases. You can purchase the capacity to hold up to 20 subscriptions, or you can purchase an unlimited number of subscriptions. Its hard to talk about prices, as LuckNews is available for sale world wide and the price point is different in all of those countries. In the USA, the first level of capacity is available for $0.99 and the unlimited capacity product is available for $1.99 - the App Stores in other countries should offer similar affordable prices.
I expect that many customers will not need to purchase any additional capacity at all. For all of you that fall into this category, enjoy!
If you need to purchase additional subscription capacity I think you will find the process fast and easy. In the File menu, there is a new item at the bottom called 'Open In-App Purchase Store...' If you invoke this menu item you will see the in-app purchase store. Once you have selected a product from that window and pressed the 'Continue' button, you will proceed to the Apple store dialog's. Apple controls the actual in-app purchase, the process is secure and reliable.
If you are a customer who has purchased LuckNews prior to version 2.0, and you have more than 8 subscriptions, this change is a little unfortunate. In earlier versions of LuckNews, you always had an unlimited number of subscriptions available. When you upgrade, you will find that your current set of subscriptions is completely functional, however you will not be able to create any additional subscriptions. I apologize for this. Unfortunately, Apple runs the App Store and I do not have access to a customer list or the ability to provide existing customers with free upgrades to the new unlimited subscription product. This means that if existing customers want to continue to create new subscriptions that you will need to purchase the additional capacity. I'm sorry about that.
I hope that everybody enjoys the new version of LuckNews. I look forward to continuing development on this product in the future.
Feedback on this change is welcome.
If you have suggestions for improvements, please forward them.
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