I don't like the idea of not being able to select to see each type without exiting the app. When I'm looking for something I look to see if anythgin does what I want for free. If not I find a paid version, any extra hassle, closing and relaunching an app would get on my nerves after the secnd or so time.
Could be I'm just impatient though S On 9 Mar 2009, at 17:10, Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > Android Market can have 2 launcher activities one each for free and > paid, so the users are able to see two different icons (apps) in the > launch screen. But most importantly, once you are in paid you don't > get to see free and viceversa. > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Sena Gbeckor-Kove <[email protected]> > wrote: > Sounds like a good idea to me. Do you mean 2 apps, or 2 views (maybe > tabs) available in the one Market App. > > S > > > On 9 Mar 2009, at 15:32, Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > >> I think there needs to exist 2 separate markets: >> >> 1. Android Free Market >> 2. Android Paid Market >> >> This would make the interface clearer and also encourage users who >> are looking for paid apps to find stuff easier than it exists now. >> >> take care, >> Muthu Ramadoss. >> >> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 >> http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Sundog <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't know. I got nearly a hundred thousand downloads of my demo, >> but the sales of the (very highly rated) priced version have been >> appalling. And I'm ABOVE Guitar Hero in the rankings, for Heaven's >> sake! I am doing this as a one-man side business and STILL wondering >> if it's worth my time... I can't imagine a business devoting much >> development time to the platform with such dismal sales. >> >> >> Trying to remain positive but it's hard. >> >> On Mar 8, 5:57 pm, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Ahahahahaha, I did look at the downloads of the top 10 apps - >> they are >> > PATHETIC, the max number of downloads I saw was 1000-5000. How >> many G1 >> > owners are out there, I'd bet on < 100K. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:42 PM, friedger >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Android stats say here are 10 paid applications. >> > >http://androidstats.com/ranking/applications?filter=paid >> > >> > > However, I don't know what this stats are based on, better >> check the >> > > market yourself... >> > >> > > Friedger >> > >> > > On 7 Mrz., 00:16, JP <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> You can find out for yourself. Browse the market with a G1 and >> check >> > >> the number of downloads of some of the at-price apps that >> compare to >> > >> your friend's vision apps and that have been made available for >> > >> download for a few weeks now. This would be a 15 to 30 minute >> exercise >> > >> that will give you the business intel you are looking for. >> Then assume >> > >> a return rate, deduct Google's 30% cut from the revenue. >> You're friend >> > >> will now the applicable taxes, ODC etc. >> > >> This will be an order of magnitude estimate only, but should be >> > >> accurate enough to arrive at a conclusion. >> > >> > >> On Mar 6, 2:20 pm, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > An acquaintance who runs a small business (not in the mobile >> area) and >> > >> > employs one programmer, is wondering whether to develop apps >> for >> > >> > Android Marketplace. He wondered whether it is financial >> sense to do >> > >> > so and I recommended the Android marketplace, but do not >> want to >> > >> > mislead him. While the commercial success of the iPhone >> marketplace is >> > >> > well known, what has been the commercial story of apps sold >> in the >> > >> > Android marketplace? >> > >> > How many downloads per month, how much sales volume in $, >> average >> > >> > price of an app, how many are free downloads vs paid, how >> many apps, >> > >> > how many G1 phones are around etc. Are there any reliable >> statistics >> > >> > from Google on this?- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
