[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
If you want to get you app up without paying the fee you could always ask a current developer to release it for you. If that's interesting to you then feel free to email me. On Mar 15, 9:10 am, Chaton contactez.arn...@gmail.com wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
Distribution of apps (even free ones) over the Android Market isn’t free for Google. Worst case: why don’t you just ask someone else to distribute the app on your behalf? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
Do you want to move this discussion to http://groups.google.com/group/android-app-distribution There have been requests recently to keep this list focused on problems with the API. Al. bouvetloz...@gmail.com wrote: It's worse, if you're outside US/UK you can only distribute it as freeware, since last October. -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
I think it's a good policy. This has the side effect (intended or not) of providing a useful 'gate' to prevent thousands of crap/spam apps from being uploaded. Didn't prevent my crap app from being uploaded. :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
You make it available for download from your website and use alternative distribution channels such as AndAppStore. More information on the MIME type you need to use is at; http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/publishing.jsp Al. http://andappstore.com/ Chaton wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
You do realize that if you had developed this game for the iPhone you would have payed $99 to register and that there is no other mainstream way to get your app on the iPhone (as opposed to Android, which allows you to install apk's from websites). So at a point you are correct: paying for free apps seems weird, but Market is a shop and when you develop something in real life (an automatic axe or something :) ) then you also can't just distribute it too 1000 stores. On 15 mrt, 10:10, Chaton contactez.arn...@gmail.com wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
Also remember that it's a *one time* fee only. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 4:06 AM, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: You do realize that if you had developed this game for the iPhone you would have payed $99 to register and that there is no other mainstream way to get your app on the iPhone (as opposed to Android, which allows you to install apk's from websites). So at a point you are correct: paying for free apps seems weird, but Market is a shop and when you develop something in real life (an automatic axe or something :) ) then you also can't just distribute it too 1000 stores. On 15 mrt, 10:10, Chaton contactez.arn...@gmail.com wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
Yeah, and not a $99 per app fee (*cough*Microsoft rip off store*cough*) On 15 mrt, 19:03, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Also remember that it's a *one time* fee only. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 4:06 AM, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: You do realize that if you had developed this game for the iPhone you would have payed $99 to register and that there is no other mainstream way to get your app on the iPhone (as opposed to Android, which allows you to install apk's from websites). So at a point you are correct: paying for free apps seems weird, but Market is a shop and when you develop something in real life (an automatic axe or something :) ) then you also can't just distribute it too 1000 stores. On 15 mrt, 10:10, Chaton contactez.arn...@gmail.com wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: I must pay 25$ to distribute a FREEWARE on Android Market
I think it's a good policy. This has the side effect (intended or not) of providing a useful 'gate' to prevent thousands of crap/spam apps from being uploaded. Having people register and making them pay a trivial fee (I would content $25 is trivial) is a nice way to keep it to people who really have a legitimate app to upload vs. everyone uploading their first Hello World app because it's cool. Bob Rose AndroidSavvy.com On Mar 15, 12:26 pm, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, and not a $99 per app fee (*cough*Microsoft rip off store*cough*) On 15 mrt, 19:03, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: Also remember that it's a *one time* fee only. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 4:06 AM, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: You do realize that if you had developed this game for the iPhone you would have payed $99 to register and that there is no other mainstream way to get your app on the iPhone (as opposed to Android, which allows you to install apk's from websites). So at a point you are correct: paying for free apps seems weird, but Market is a shop and when you develop something in real life (an automatic axe or something :) ) then you also can't just distribute it too 1000 stores. On 15 mrt, 10:10, Chaton contactez.arn...@gmail.com wrote: It's a joke ! I Developped a freeware game for Android and at the moment to distribute it, I noticed that I must pay 25$. It's incredible. First, I spend time to develop a freeware software for android, and secondly, I must pay. It's not logic. Is a way to distribute freeware without paying ? Else, my freeware will go the the trash. No good. Chaton. -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
