Looks like
LogMeIn Inc. has suddenly cottoned on to the freemium
business model, deciding to offer its basic
remote desktop
app for iPhone and iPad entirely gratis. Previously, you had to hand
over $29.99 for the simple pleasure of accessing your PC and Mac
desktops via LogMeIn Ignition, but the new free version (simply
'LogMeIn') amply provides for that barebones service, while bells and
whistles are reserved for those who buy an in-app subscription to
LogMeIn Pro at $40 per year - including things like HD
video
and sound streaming, file transferring and integration with cloud
storage services . Confusing matters slightly, the old Ignition app
won't die. It'll live on in the
App Store
with a massively inflated price to support old Ignition customers and -
most importantly - give them grandfather rights to Pro features, so
they don't feel left out and start sniffing around the competition.
There's a full PR after the break, and it also mentions that Android
update is on its way in 2012.
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