>>"I randomly poll G1 users and almost none of them have opted into the Google Checkout system.
What ever happened to charging the subscriber's phone bill?"<< Exactly what i was thinking. The choice of payments is the biggest road-block here, i think. I've posted this many times, but i think that charging the customer's phone-bill would be very helpful toward success for the Android Market. As a developer, i'd be willing to pay a few extra percentage points from my revenue to make this happen. On Apr 1, 10:54 am, BikingBill <[email protected]> wrote: > The VERY BEST SELLING paid apps are doing only a few 1000 units of > sales. > > Our Blackjack Game (Kenny Rogers, the Gambler Mobile) may be the best > selling paid Blackjack game in the Marketplace but even on the uber- > crowded iPhone App Store we make far more revenue there than on > Android. > > I randomly poll G1 users and almost none of them have opted into the > Google Checkout system. > > What ever happened to charging the subscriber's phone bill? > > FYI: We just released "Bailout Bonanza" for the G1 (our 4th iPhone > GAME). The good news there is that it took a day for it to get out. > On the iPhone it took well over a month and required a lobbying effort > to get Apple to approve the title. > > I still believe in Android, We may have to go with free ad-supported > titles until this gets worked out. > > William Volk > CEO, PlayScreen > > P.S. We're donating 5% of sales for Bailout to the Second Harvest Food > Bank of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. > > On Mar 30, 5:39 am, "[email protected]" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... looking at new releases on Cyrket over the last weekend, I can see > > - over 100 new apps > > - around 6 new games > > > Does this worry anyone else? > > > Can Android compete in a smartphone marketplace if the games are just > > not there?- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
