[Androider]

If it saves more time than it costs, it's a good deal for everyone involved.

At $19/mo, even if it only took me day as a developer to create my own, I'd rather just buy the service for a year. I'll get a more polished version, I don't have to maintain it, and I can go do something more productive instead since I'm not actually in the business of creating store maps, I just needed the one. If you don't have in-house developers, like a retail operation might not have, the value proposition becomes even clearer.

[webbie917]

Couldn't agree more with you. Many developers tend to think of their own time as free and often don't estimate the cost past initial building (like maintenance/upgrades/compatibility).

I am a former developer myself so certainly been there done that mistake myself.