The other solution would be to incorporate http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/licensing.html licensing.. That way they would have to be authorized. Seems pretty straight forward...
yes, it sucks to have to change the applications, but better than the alternative. actually, if I recall from my experience in the past, they actually buy, download then refund their money. It should be pretty easy to setup an app for say $50.00 or $100.00 that maybe they would pay for, and have it phone home to find their IP address. Chris. On Sep 19, 10:23 pm, chrispix <[email protected]> wrote: > Obviously they have to get their money some how. Sign up for an > account as > a developer, then find out what their account is. > Email the paypal operator etc, and say you will file a suite for > assisting in > illegal activities and want xyz$ refunded to you. > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > Chris. > > On Sep 19, 5:37 pm, mot12 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sep 19, 5:15 am, Pent <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm surprised everyone is focused on what the app developers can do. > > > > The people responsible for the market need to remove this stuff, it > > > can't be so hard. > > > > I waited a few weeks then posted on Market Help. > > > > Amazed they've not done anything, it looks really bad having an advert > > > to cracked apps at the top of > > > all the paid app comments. I mean really. > > > This is a very good point, Pent. It would take little to > > - remove the comments from these criminals since they are very easily > > identified > > - ban their gmail accounts > > - allow developers to make a comment in the market by allowing them to > > purchase their own apps: "appbucket is a website by thieves, the > > developers get screwed and you will get screwed." Or something like > > this. > > > Instead, Android gives a free advertisement platform for these > > pinheads. I feel really ignored by you, Google. Hellloooo!!!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en

