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Something worth citing: "Pinch Media, found that most users who download an App Store product use it for only a few minutes, while only 20% return to the software the day after downloading. Long term users are only 1% of App Store custom, a far more extreme trend than in other mobile systems, though similar developments may well be seen in newcomers like Android Market, as users become more magpie-like." and "it will be tough to make money from ad-supported free software when the App Store is so crowded and users' attention span so short" On Feb 24, 11:15 pm, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:48 PM, steve68 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > well, there is no perfect world. You could market the app elsewhere. > > But you will loose many potential customers. > > > On Feb 24, 10:27 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And that is prohibited by the Market T&Cs. > > >> steve68 wrote: > >> > If you guys find Android Market has so many issues particular in > >> > billing area, then maybe just use it for marketing related > >> > applications while offering the true service from your own website? > > Fromhttp://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html > > " 10. Great just isn't good enough. > > Always deliver more than expected. Google does not accept being the > best as an endpoint, but a starting point. Through innovation and > iteration, Google takes something that works well and improves upon it > in unexpected ways...." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
