“Wonderful” news for all Android users (at least): Pixelpipe is no longer a free service.
Pixelpipe is an application that lets you upload your photos to various places around the web, including Twitpic, Facebook, Flickr, and Posterous, to name a few. This is a great service for the mobile shutterbugs of the world. Instead of having to log into each and every service and upload your pictures, you can do it all from one hub. You can upload in a number of ways, including via the web, email, MMS, and with software for your iPhone or Android handset.
This morning, I woke to find that I had a few software updates for my G1. Lo and behold, there was an update for Pixelpipe. I got all set to download the new version only to be stopped dead in my tracks: I was going to have to pay $2.99 for a previously free service. I, with just about everyone else, the proceeded to remove the software from my phone.
If you want to charge for your service, add a Pro version. Don’t force all users to pay. Keep one “Lite” ad supported version available for free, and have the option to upgrade to the paid version. This was a bad move. There are several other apps that can do the same thing that are available out there, and that offer both free and paid versions. I’m sure they don’t just decide to charge you out of the blue.
Pixelpipe, fix this. This is an outrage.
Note: as of the time of this writing, the iPhone app is still free.
Update: I finally got a reply from Pixelpipe, although it could have gone quite a bit better…
