Ok, I can agree about the fast judgement; honestly I was simply going by what the dev of the free app said that app was based off of. It would make much more sense that something open source is meant to re-create/improve upon something that wasn't.
Also, I think I was imposing my wishful thinking as to what type of user-base this platform consists of. What is more likely is that people that have the phone heard something about Android's tie to open source and thus thought that means everything on it should come free. Maybe you are right about the innovativeness of the fart apps, it's just annoying that there are so many clones, (something that I am aware happens in the same way amongst all program development...) so the real lack of innovation was really from devs that saw how simple it would be to copy. (Perhaps this is where knetwalk came from?) The major thing to keep in mind with such a return policy is that anything released onto the Android Market intended to make a decent profit simply needs to have [at least perceived] lasting value to whatever target base it is aimed at. This is both beneficial and harmful to different types of apps, even with regards to quality. There will always be those that abuse a policy that they feel they can take advantage of without consequence. This is what makes almost every retailer refuse return of opened software, regardless of buyer opinion or experience with the software. If there was a Developer Only Market, things would be _much_ more civil, professional, and productive for all involved. Particularly because we could all relate to each other with empathy, and there would be less anonymity, especially if it required registration . There would be a less people to present to, but the quality of user helpfulness would be more concentrated. It could serve as a place to test release apps before jumping into the swarm that is the current Market, or a place to seek genuinely constructive feedback. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Sorry for the top-post, sent while on the road from my G1. On Mar 13, 2009 8:00 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a good reason Netwalk was doomed almost from > the start: http://www.cyrket.com/package/org... Nope. Netwalk clones exist for all other mobile platforms. It still sells WAY better there. > Plus, as to the game that free app was based on: > "KNetwalk is distributed under the terms of th... That is, actually, quite untrue. The first Netwalk mobile port was created in 1999. I dare say that the open source project was based on either our or the very original Russian port. Not that it matters, of course, but it illustrates how fast judgement can be so misleading. > The user-base of the G1 is highly likely to be aware of or involved in > open-source development... Now that's an interesting claim. If I am convinced that the G1 user base is aware or involved in open-source development then I'd totally stop doing anything for it. In fact, I am QUITE sure this is yet another incorrect assumption on your end, no offense meant. One doesn't need to look further than the app comments to realize that the wide G1 user base is, in fact, quite computer illiterate. > Bottom line is that development for paid apps on Android is a largely > different animal than dev... Actually do believe the same type of applications would work well among the G1 user base too, at least the one that Google and / or TM are aiming at. In a marketing sense they are truly innovative development; they are just pure crap as far as productivity and usefulness go. > If a dev comes out with something useful (as in "serving a beneficial > purpose") on the Android ... We'll see about that really soon. But from what I see I wouldn't hold my fingers crossed. A BlackBerry owner is a serious business person who knows what they want and can afford it. A G1 owner is a typical teen and/or Microsoft/Apple hater (often confusing himself with open source supporter) with high ego, high demands, unclear needs and not much financial responsibilities. Disclaimer: no offense to anyone, those are just personal observations. YMMV. BEIKS will continue exploring the platform albiet at a slower pace. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message is part of the topic "Are apps a... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
