As more details emerge: 1) only US customers; 2) $99 registration; 3) only Amazon approved devices - it's a no-go in my book. What advantage could this provide, with such a narrow distribution and high-entry fee?
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 1:34 AM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 25, 8:03 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Personally, I'd use Amazon over AndroidMarket, if the rating and comment > > system was any where near the quality Amazon has on their primary site. > > Personally (as a person who wants to get paid for work), I'd prefer > any mechanism that's built into phones that ship today. That > mechanism is Android Market. > > I have an app that's on both Android Market and SlideME. SlideME > provides less than 1/100 of the sales that the market provides me > today, despite SlideME's superior market coverage. > > Unless Amazon can position itself as a market leader for Android > mobile apps worldwide, I'd leave it alone. (The barrier for Amazon to > do this is somewhat similar to the barrier any that desktop web > browser has over IE in terms of raw ubiquity. Just wait for the > injunction that requires Android phone manufacturers to require app > market alternatives to require something other than Android Market.) > > Doug > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- 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
