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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Freemium”</title>
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    <description>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds. 
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  <title>288: Turning Hacks into Reality</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.
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Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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  <title>260: Every question answered</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:13</itunes:duration>
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  <description>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict
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James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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  <title>238: Island Tracker - The Final Chapter</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We have come to the epic conclusion of James's app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>We have come to the epic conclusion of James's app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have come to the epic conclusion of James&#39;s app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We have come to the epic conclusion of James&#39;s app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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  <title>204: Going Freemium</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/204</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/c1b83abf-a555-4f4a-a451-5e58c370372c.mp3" length="53087502" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:17</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model. 
Follow Us
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Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, apple, ios, android, freemium, business</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model. </p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Calca - The Text Editor that Loves Math" rel="nofollow" href="https://calca.io/">Calca - The Text Editor that Loves Math</a></li><li><a title="jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker: Animal Crossing Island Tracking Mobile App" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker">jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker: Animal Crossing Island Tracking Mobile App</a></li><li><a title="Island Tracker - Animal Crossing turnip tracking with friends" rel="nofollow" href="https://apptoolkit.io/websites/vlKwgTYc2_0/">Island Tracker - Animal Crossing turnip tracking with friends</a></li><li><a title="JamesMontemagno - Making Island Tracker Free?!?!?!! | #Xamarin | @JamesMontemagno - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/635726293">JamesMontemagno - Making Island Tracker Free?!?!?!! | #Xamarin | @JamesMontemagno - Twitch</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model. </p>

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<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Calca - The Text Editor that Loves Math" rel="nofollow" href="https://calca.io/">Calca - The Text Editor that Loves Math</a></li><li><a title="jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker: Animal Crossing Island Tracking Mobile App" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker">jamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker: Animal Crossing Island Tracking Mobile App</a></li><li><a title="Island Tracker - Animal Crossing turnip tracking with friends" rel="nofollow" href="https://apptoolkit.io/websites/vlKwgTYc2_0/">Island Tracker - Animal Crossing turnip tracking with friends</a></li><li><a title="JamesMontemagno - Making Island Tracker Free?!?!?!! | #Xamarin | @JamesMontemagno - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/635726293">JamesMontemagno - Making Island Tracker Free?!?!?!! | #Xamarin | @JamesMontemagno - Twitch</a></li></ul>]]>
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