On Dec 17, 9:14 am, MatchReturn <matchretur...@gmail.com> wrote: > With the rise of in-app payments (if Rovio's announcement passed you > by: > http://androidcommunity.com/angry-birds-bad-piggy-bank-in-app-payment...), > how many of you are planning to integrate similar payment systems into > your apps next year?
You bet Angry Birds has enough name recognition that Rovio feel they can do whatever they please. If you've paid attention, you remember Angry Birds for Android was launched on GetJar and Rovio moved to Android Market only after GetJar couldn't handle the initial load. I'd also take any bet they would not have much of an issue getting kicked out of Android Market. That's how rough a deal they consider Android Market. You can also bet they already talk to third parties like GetJar and negotiate incentives to set up shop there, contingent upon an "involuntary" departure from Android Market. Come to think of it, they'd actually enjoy the noise that an ejection of Angry Birds from Android Market would cause. More free marketing for them and the partnering delivery platform. So, as indicated by Maps.Huge.Info - the way things stand today, and considering the level of access that Android Market lends to the end user base: Nobody can match Android Market quite yet, only a handful of titles (only one, perhaps?!) can even mess with this and not risk an existential crisis. Regarding the purchase model. Absolutely agree with Maps.Huge.Info. Today, the high velocity app sales model is dead. If there's a "way", monetization through engagement is "it". Too bad Android Market so not supports developers with this. So I suppose we can only hope Google drops the in app payment "ban", or other (as in one, maybe two) delivery platforms become prominent enough to make the jump out of Android Market a viable consideration for most any developer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-disc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
