The more this discussion goes on, the more obvious it is for me, that I should post on the Amazon store. In particular for the 1st year (which will give me time to determine if it is worth it or not). As a free app, it makes things even more interesting for me, as the pricing variability won't have any effect on me. I wonder if there will be any restrictions with the ad networks you are allowed to use - does anyone know?
Another interesting element, is the approval process of the store. I would pay extra to be "Amazon Certified". It would be especially good if the stamp of approval indicated to my user that my app doesn't waste battery, memory, or do other bad things - they would think more highly of my app. I also wouldn't mind being able to have a place to send my mom, where she won't be able to get herself in trouble (because doing tech support for parents can be challenging, trust me, I know). Of course, it only works if I am able to get my updates through the approval process quickly (I value the flexibility of publishing updates through the Android Market, and would not be excited to give that up). -Mike *************************************************************************** Mike Wolfson Phoenix, AZ, USA Download my app: "Droid Of The Day" from the Android Market -Handpicked Android Apps delivered to your notification bar daily- *************************************************************************** On Jan 9, 9:36 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Once Amazon announced an Android AppStore, we began to see Google start to > make user improvements to the AndroidMarket. These are the sorts of > competitve pressures that will benefit the entire ecosystem for selling of > apps. > > Initially, my big complaint with Amazon was the $99 developer fee to sell > apps on an unproven appstore. This would make it difficult for them to > acquire content. They have since announced a waiver of the first year fees, > which gives plenty of time for Amazon to prove out sales. It seems like a > no-brainer to me. > > From my experience, the developers who comment here are also not very > representative, being more critical than the general community, though the > feedback is often very useful and relevant. > > Shane -- 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.
