Comment 14 for bug 698885

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Joaquin (jknvv13) wrote : Re: [Bug 698885] Re: Allow payment with pre-paid "Ubuntu Cards"

ummm... I think if Canonical associate with another Linux app stores (there
are a lot of web stores), to offer paid apps, and more paid methods, like
Paypal, etc...
El 08/08/2011 13:11, "Matthew Paul Thomas" <email address hidden> escribió:
> Yes, we know what you mean. But just to pick the most obvious thing that
> would need solving first, any retailer would want to know how many
> potential customers there are. iTunes has half a billion active users,
> and some 125 million of them already have iTunes Store accounts. USC
> would take a long while to get that number of potential customers.
>
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> Title:
> Allow payment with pre-paid "Ubuntu Cards"
>
> Status in Payment service:
> Confirmed
> Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Young people without a credit card can't buy an app, for example,
> World Of Goo, if I can't have a credit card, I can't buy it. But I
> could buy a "Ubuntu Card" to use it with my ubuntu one account, and
> buy music, and apps. Cards with 15/20/50 €/$/¥ to buy apps/music
> without a credit card.
>
> I think we can get better support, and more buyers, if we can get
> this.
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