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Funny how users came to expect to get lifelong updates for apps they paid next to nothing on the mobile (even for 0.49 apps), while they accept paid updates for desktop software where they paid much more... But that's quite OT...
Actually it's not really OT. If you were to get to ampdroid version 2.0 you might well charge again for it. There are a few apps around that go on sale separately as a new app when you get enough of a feature jump. There's plenty you could do with ampdroid from here (if you want to torture yourself further ) and I wouldn't expect to get a version with 2x the current features as part of this purchase.
I know nothing about mediaportal 2. Perhaps it will require a fair bit of work to get amproid to work with that. You could be justified in calling it a new app if you develop one for that. I wouldn't see any problem with either of those scenarios.
Desktop software is a whole other story... there are some scams there. Sure they're usually far more complex than a mobile app but not always and calling something version 3.0 and charging for it when it's really 2.1 is dodgy. I'm glad that kind of thing is frowned on in mobile apps.
With the full support I wasn't talking about lifelong app updates so much. I really meant ensuring timely bugfixes to coincide with any mediaportal changes and providing support to paying users as an obligation rather than a favour which it currently is now. That's the way many people tend to see it anyway.
Perhaps not totally on topic but it relates to "going paid". And letting you know if you put out some dazzling new version down the track with a bagful of features I'll buy it again. I know it doesn't pay for the time you've put in but getting paid for your "hobby project" (kinda) is a good way to keep your interest going.
edit: I will buy it when google play lets me.... Currently spitting out some errors I've never seen before. "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found". Might just have to wait a bit.