Smart

 'Smart', as you know, is both an adjective and a verb. As an adjective, it means intellectually sharp as well as neat, proper, clever. As a verb, it means 'to feel a sharp, stinging pain' and 'to feel offended because of conscious or knowing ill-treatment.'

Well, when it comes to very many apps, they are smart both ways. They are intelligent tools that help us in designing, of course, with our own photos, with our video material. They, however, out-smart us by not letting us know any terms and conditions right in the beginning. 

You design a good video, with your own visual and video materials, of course. Next you want to add music effects. There would be a list without any indications/indicators. You listen to  a bar or two of any one or two, and choose a simple one as it suits the context.  Well, it is a tune available everywhere anyways. You fine-tune the video every which way, and then you want to share it with family.

Thus the app out-smarts us and becomes a smarting bother. Suddenly there is a monetary demand for a tune you never even used. Oh, yes, it is technologically obvious as well. You realise then this is a smart trap to out-smart you in to paying, and then it smarts because none likes to be deceived, swindled, right? An upfront demand for money would be okay, but not such 'smart' cuts that smart, right? 

As an aware consumer, you want to find out from the concerned app-owners why you were not intimated right in the in the beginning. Let us see though. One can always approach the consumer court, too. All such headache would have been spared if the smart app not tried to out-smart the unsuspecting client. Smarts, indeed!

Pratima@ 'The devil lies in the details' that smart app makers decide to reveal only when it comes to sharing the monies!