I've already dropped a note to someone inside Google who might have visibility over this issue.
JBQ On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: > > * JBQ, this isn't aimed at you, this is aimed at the management of the > Android project. I appreciate you putting the other side of the > argument, but this is affecting the feasibility of non-US developers > focusing on Android knowing that it will cover some of the bills. * > > This is a question which is only relevant to developers, and is pretty > fundamental to those trying to sustain a business from developing > Android apps. As Stoyan pointed out, there's been no "official" answer > to the question so what would you suggest?, Sit it out and wait until > someone from the support team can be bothered to reply? How would > Google feel if developers didn't answer support questions about Android > apps for 10 days or more? Especially given developers have paid $25 USD > for the privilege of getting into Market and asking the question. With > 12 separate developers asking the question that's $300 USD of market > joining fees to get absolutley no response to an issue that is affecting > sales. > > If Multi-Currency isn't implemented it's only a matter of time before > users are going to see apps in USD, GBP, CAD, EUR, and possibly AUD. > There are already instances of users not taking notice of the currency > symbol so there will be people assuming that a $1.50 AUD app is more > expensive than an 0.99 USD app when in actual fact the AUD one is cheaper. > > This isn't even something that can be solved by geo-targetting the app > because UK developers can't sell to UK G1 owners so there just isn't a > market they can target that deals in GBP. > > To me this really is showing up how inexperienced Google is at selling > to consumers. It's one thing to work in the B2B world where currency > conversion is a fact of life, it's a whole other thing to put the burden > of ForEx calculations onto Joe the plumber. > > Al. > > > Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote: >> Those questions about Market are at a level of detail that goes far >> beyond using the SDK, and the people who support the SDK have little >> or no visibility over that level of detail in the way Market works. >> >> Therefore, this discussion would be more appropriate on android-discuss. >> >> Thanks, >> JBQ >> >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 6:12 AM, Stoyan Damov <stoyan.da...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> JBQ, this question was asked 10 days ago and not one Googler has >>> bothered to post "We're looking into this". >>> You can imagine that this forum (android-developers) will more and >>> more start looking like android-market-for-developers forum given that >>> most of the list users are not newbies anymore, have released their >>> free and paid apps and are expecting *some* support from Google. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Stoyan >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Jean-Baptiste Queru <j...@android.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like this question was originally asked in the right forum. >>>> >>>> JBQ >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?fid=5d08f29aeb3d97060004642249d98a40&hl=en >>>>> >>>>> Google *really* need to do something about multi-currency pricing. The >>>>> idea that a customer can't buy because the developer can't list a price >>>>> in their currency is just crazy when you consider that alternative >>>>> worldwide payments systems have been doing this for years. >>>>> >>>>> Al. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * >>>>> >>>>> ====== >>>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >>>>> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >>>>> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >>>>> >>>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >>>>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >>>>> subsidiaries. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jean-Baptiste M. 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