What makes me crazy about Amir's vision: 1) Not all applications as suitable for AdSupported business model. I can't imagine how Home Screen widgets can be paid from Ads. There is too small space where to show ads that I believe it is impossible.
2) I can imagine applications where Ad Supported is most efficient way how to monetize your app via Ads - social networks, references, location based apps. Not many apps on AM can't use this business model. 3) According my friends revenue from Ads is currently very low. I can imagine that somebody pays one or two bucks for my widget but I can't imagine how many adds I have to display to get two bucks. How long time I have to wait until initial investment to Android Dev Phone and Android Market Entry fee returns back? And what is worse I have to buy another phone as my current Android Dev Phone 1 is currently antiquated and Froyo will probably never be at this phone. 4) In my country (Czech Republic) there is necessary additional bureaucracy to be AdSense member. Even if earn 1 USD per month I have to sign on as VAT payer with quarterly reports to government and quite complicated administrative. This is our local specific but it may be in other countries too. This is the reason that I can't even try AdSense in my app. 5) So only viable way how to monetize my apps is to develop alternative licencing method (licence keys paid via PayPal). This has disadvantages for both me and Google. I have to spend time on non productive work instead of improving my app. Every other developer has to reinvent similar wheel. Money transfer fees goes to PayPal instead of Google. There is no commission for Google. This business model may violate current (and future) application content guidelines. I have to solve somehow situation that Google prohibits this licencing model in future but I have to be fair to users that already paid. Etc. I hope that Google understands concerns mentioned here and they will open paid applications to the world. Tom -- 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
