IMHO when you go to the store to buy software, you cannot return it for a refund - you can exchange it for software of the same value, within a limited time. Perhaps that might work.
On Mar 11, 5:56 am, Steve Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/10/09, Paper Coder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In the iPhone app store, the biggest seller is games. The lite versions are > > downloaded more often, because people want to try before they buy. However, > > there is a big difference between that and a 24+ hour return policy. > > It's going to be interesting to see which app store turns out to be > better for developers overall, once the Android market has a > comparable number of users. > > It might shake out as follows: > > iPhone: more price competition, more competition, lower-quality software > overall > Android: higher prices, less competition, higher-quality software > > > If Xbox 360 or PS3 games were all under the same return within 24 hour rule, > > there would be hoards of games returned as users played them all night long, > > and went back to the store the next day to get their $60 back. > > While I acknowledge that such people exist, I think the number of > people who have the ability to drop everything to play a game all > night _on a phone_ are not likely to be the bulk of the market. > > > The same principal holds true for games on the Market, who's content > > generally doesn't last more than 24 hours (unless it's something like > > Tetris). > > I think you're pointing to the solution to the problem -- make games > with replay value. Randomize things, vary maps, etc. It may turn out > that some games are only viable on the iPhone app store, while some > games will work on both app stores. > > Steve --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
