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pcernie
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http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ ... ent-918697Obviously that's more Yank-centric, but still, how much content are you buying? Personally, I buy online content about five times a year (if that), and it's only ever been the odd music track and a cheap PSN download... probably wouldn't even total £10 
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Nick
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I've never thought that I spend a lot, but compared to that average it seems that I do!
- About £20 a year on iPhone applications
- £10 per month for Spotify
- £10 per month on LoveFilm (which I use to watch movies online as well as physical DVDs)
- Occasional downloads on Xbox Live (map packs etc)
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rustybucket
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soddit112
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the odd game off Steam, if they are cheap or on sale. i dont usually spend more than £10 per game, and rarely more than 3 a month.
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JJW009
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I've been gifted stuff on Steam, but I very rarely buy on-line content for personal use. The odd piece of software, but probably nothing in the last 5 years.
Buy plenty of stuff at work such as Logmein Rescue. Expensive, but I'm not paying for it and it's easier than the alternatives.
I do spend a fortune on the Interwebs, but it's all physical stuff that gets delivered. The most expensive stuff is usually alcoholic.
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cloaked_wolf
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I think for this, it's best I ignore the medical apps.
I bought the two extra map sets for COD:MW on PS3.
iPhone: may be a total of £30-40 over the last year or so? Mostly game apps but I've also downloaded 5-6 books from Amazon.
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forquare1
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I probably spend a fair amount, £16/month on LoveFilm (disks only), the odd iPhone app, the odd Steam game, though I really wouldn't call any of that online content as it all gets downloaded and installed to a local disk of some sort....
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HeatherKay
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MobileMe is around £60 per year. Flickr is about £16 a year.
I've bought maybe a fiver's worth of choons from Apple in the past year.
And, um, that's it.
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pcernie
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+1  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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jonlumb
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I spend almost nothing on online content. I think Coda / Pixelmator was the last thing I purchased. When it comes to music I very much prefer to have a physical disk in my hand, and I don't use much software.
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JJW009
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It's funny. I shop on the interwebs like girls shop in town. I save a fortune by spending loads of money on fantastic bargains for shiz I don't really need  The one thing that frustrates me is that I would buy music and video as downloads, but it's usually cheaper and safer to buy it on disk. Even downloaded games are often cheaper in the shops as a retail pack! _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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AlunD
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Major household items I generally save a fortune buying on the web but I can't say I buy much content as such, software licences / updates but that's about it. I tend to buy music on CD and copy it to PC.
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pcernie
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Yeah, that's been me for years now , and the various industries have no idea how rich they'd actually be if they sorted out their online pricing I reckon... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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big_D
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A few Euros on iPhone and Windows Phone 7 apps.
MobileMe, Carbonite, Audible, Evernote and a couple of other services. Audible is probably the only one that counts as "content" as opposed to service.
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soddit112
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ooh, i thought this thread was just for internet-bought software/services, not IRL stuff too  as far as that goes, im on a similar level with my Steam buying. nothing over a tenner, its all stuff i really want and i try to regulate how many times a month i shop
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