I think the current arrangement is working ... once I am looking at paid or free it is a simple click menu then change the VIEW to the other ...
If i look at the app listings ... I can quickly see if I am looking only at free, or paid , or both ... On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Sena Gbeckor-Kove <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
