As long as you're starting from the ground up, you should include the following features:
1) Support for a monthly subscription payment model. This would substantially reduce the friction of trying new apps, since the user only risks one month of subscription fees and could uninstall if they don't find the app useful. Conversely, it can mean a lot more money for developers when their app becomes a must-have and stays on someone's phone for years. 2) Hooks into the billing systems of the major carriers in the major markets. This would allow users to buy apps and have the fees added to their phone bills. Naturally, there will be carrier fees associated with this, see below: 3) Support for multiple billing methods - paypal, credit card, carrier, native Aproov billing, and so on with "handling fees" broken out from the base application price so the purchaser can decide which method they prefer. This would not show the commission paid to Aproov, just the load imposed by the user-chosen billing method. 4) Hooks into social networking systems, at least Facebook (for games and personal apps) and LinkedIn (for business apps). 5) You absolutely _must_ support a server licensing scheme if you want to host paid apps. Piracy is one of the biggest things holding back business in Android apps and any Market must have an answer for that. 6) You should allow paid app developers to check a box that contributes a share of their revenues to an anit-piracy fund. This money would be used to pay for professionals to track down pirates, complain to their hosting companies, send Cease and Desist letters, and so on. This money should be spent in a publicly accountable way and the progress reports available from your developer dashboard. -- 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
