There is only 1 Android phone on the market - G1 and while there is only 1 iPhone as well number of G1 users is nowhere near the number of iPhone users. Not yet anyway - maybe in a couple of years... I think there are more developers desperately trying to get some money for their apps than there are current Android users willing to pay for them :)
On Jan 2, 9:50 am, NitroDesk <gsuku...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Dianne, > You are right, i think part of the reason why the demand for the > ability to release paid apps is high so early on is the fantastic job > that has been done on the SDK, the platform that was picked for the > programmability and in general the confidence developers (even at the > time of release) have on the platform that they will be able to stand > behind the apps they build. A lot of this is testament to the trust > that we as developers place on the platform. > So all this clamoring should be taken as a compliment :-) > -Nitro > > On Dec 30 2008, 5:29 pm, "Justin Collum" <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I heard somewhere that there was a 90 day moratorium on not-free apps. Looks > > like I heard wrong. > > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote: > > > > Just to be clear, this is lots of speculation and no facts. :) Some facts > > > I can share: Android is stable as of 1.0 and we will not be breaking > > > compatibility, and in particular we will not be breaking applications in > > > the > > > cupcake branch. > > > > Comparing Android to iPhone in that way is also a questionable endeavor, > > > since the way they were released was very different: iPhone shipped for > > > almost a year with no support for third party apps and then released an > > > update to add that feature, while Android shipped from the start with > > > third > > > party app support. I can't comment on adoption of the G1 vs. the original > > > iPhone, but clearly at this point there is a smaller number of Android > > > users, simply because we started from 0 at the point where third party > > > developers were supported. This is something developers should keep in > > > mind > > > and certainly isn't being hidden. > > > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Sven Boden <boden.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I think the answer is guessable (and no I don't work for Google)... when > > >> the android OS settles down more or less. I expect it a little while > > >> after > > >> the "cupcake" release. Currently some things are still going to break > > >> and if > > >> they would allow you to buy applications from the market, you would need > > >> to > > >> get a new version of the applications very quickly, ... > > > >> I also don't think android adoption is as quick as the iphone's. In a lot > > >> of countries you can't even get an T1 in a "legal/normal way"... Belgium > > >> e.g. :( . So maybe if applications would come out now as paying > > >> applications > > >> they would disappoint the developers as well qua sales. > > > >> Regards, > > >> Sven > > > >> 2008/12/29 NitroDesk <gsuku...@gmail.com> > > > >>> True, but the most distressing part is the inability to distribute > > >>> paid apps on the market, even with the possibility of charging for > > >>> them offsite. > > >>> I bet this keeps lots of good apps from showing up on the market, and > > >>> worse still, from being developed. > > >>> -Nitro > > > >>> On Dec 28, 12:48 pm, "Sven Boden" <boden.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > There are already sites out there which allow you to charge for > > >>> > android > > >>> > apps, for the "official" site I didn't see anything out there yet. > > > >>> > Regards, > > >>> > Sven > > > >>> > 2008/12/28 Redhunt <androidgr...@survivorsoft.com> > > > >>> > > Has anyone heard any news on when developers will be able to post > > >>> apps > > >>> > > for a fee ? > > > >>> > > Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > > >>> > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > Android framework engineer > > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
