On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Danny Ching <dlcco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a question. > > If Android (which is based on Linux) is supposed to be more open and free, > why is it that Filipinos are not allowed to buy stuff on the marketplace on > Android? Apple App Store actually allows me to purchase solutions. I thought > open source was about freedom? >
here are the countries that users allowed to purchase: http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143779 here are the countries that developers can sell their apps: http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=150324 so probably you need to wait for a while... furthermore... here is the latest news that virus invades adroid marketplace: http://www.itp.net/584075-virus-invades-android-marketplace you will start to realize that wp7 security model trying to prevent this kind of attack... fooler. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
