It's not a technical issue. It's a business one. The first company that works out agreements with most of the world's mobile carriers to allow integrated billing for apps will quickly become the dominant application channel. As soon as users can click on a "buy" button and have the app charged to their phone bill as a monthly fee, all other channels will wither away. 99 cent apps will become 10 cents per month. Users will be able to turn off billing by uninstalling the app, which will make them more willing to try out new ones. Apps that are useful will generate recurring revenue for the developers for years.
The short message is that Android apps should be billed the same way 99% of the world pays for phone services - monthly and on a single bill. -- 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
