Saw this: http://www.moconews.net/entry/419-g1-live-the-android-market-is-no-app-store/
"...when Android Market does allow apps to be sold, Google won’t take a cut of revenues, unlike Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). It will purely be an arrangement between the carrier and the mobile app developer. It is unknown what the revenue-share agreement will be between the carrier and a developer. This is a smart move. If applications can be sold through the carrier and appear on a phone bill, rather than being charged to a credit card, none of the parties involved will have to pay the credit card companies. It’s unlikely Google won’t get a take somewhere, such as advertising on its own services, or others." If true this COULD be bad news. Here's why: 1. Carriers typically take 45% to 50% of the revenue, with net 60-90 day terms. 2. Developers who want to sell apps across multiple territories will have to make separate agreements with the carriers in each of the countries. 3. Carrier approval process for billing agreements and apps can be expensive and time consuming. My company currently sells mobile content with carrier billing and it is a far more complex and difficult thing than having a single billing point of contact. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
