[stickydink]

> unlimited testing for a flat monthly fee of $250 per device

Renting remote-controlled Android devices for $250 a month, is this even remotely worth it? There aren't many devices that wouldn't pay for themselves by the end of the 2nd month...

[hexedpackets]

You don't pay for a specific device. You pay for unlimited runs using 1 device, but that device could change each run. So its sort of akin to leasing without an option to buy.

[smackfu]

Generally the value proposition of these kind of services is that you can try to reproduce an issue that only shows up on a particular piece of hardware and OS. For instance, someone with iOS 7 on an iPhone 5, which you can't even buy new right now. Or a particular Samsung phone that wasn't very popular and was only sold for a few months.

[oblio]

But then you have to manage the devices yourself :)

[davnicwil]

Came here to comment this myself - was wondering if I read it right.

I don't understand the value proposition here at all. If you're subscribing for unlimited use then more likely than not you're all-in and are going to be testing for more than 2 or 3 months - probably continuously for years in fact.

At that scale doesn't the up-front cost and commitment of buying/managing the device make much more sense? What have I missed?