Good point Kevin Although we can't just look at this from the coder "implementation" point of view (my website, using paypal, market place etc....). We have to think how people buy crap. If the highest chance that they will have an account with Market place then that will makes a big difference for how many people buy additional content for your game. For the simple fact of impulse buying.
If all they have to do is click "ok", there is a lot lower chance that they actually think much about it (especially if you charge like .99). They are caught up in your game its a two second click. Trasaction done. If they have to stop to pull out their cc or look up a paypal account then they actually start to think about that transaction. "Do I REALLY want to pay .99 for this? Eh...maybe not." Its not being sneaky, it's just how people shop. I know. I have done it. ;-) On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Kevin Duffey <andjar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hmm.. just looked up google checkout.. turns out paypal and google checkout > charge .30 + 2.9%.. so you're still stuck losing 30% for a $1 fee.. actually > 2.9% more. So what, .33 per toon. Still.. not a big deal if it's utilized.. > making 67% or so is great, especially if more and more people buy virtual > goods. > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:46 AM, chris harper <ch393...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes I know. Warren brought that up. But the "game changer" was when I >> found out that I can remove: >> >> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> >> >> from the manifet.xml which hides the new app's from the user (hides the >> clutter) and also doesn't allow the user to start it them on their own. >> >> So then I can just keep the new "install apps" behind the scenes and they >> don't clutter the users drawer. So there is not as much of an importance to >> delete them right away. >> >> What I might do is run checks for the install apps after a safe time (like >> a week). Then prompt the user and ask them if they want to clean them up >> (i.e remove them) letting them know that removing them DOES NOT remove the >> character. This way in the long run they don't have a bunch stacked up >> behind the scenes that they don't know about. >> >> I do plan to make the character apps as small as I can and put as much of >> the logic in the main app as I can. >> >> So many little "details" we have to deal with... >> -Chris >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Bob Kerns <r...@acm.org> wrote: >> >>> Thanks. But it slipped my mind as I was writing it that immediately >>> deleting the new app is going to be a loser, because it'll refund your >>> payment. >>> >>> You'll have to arrange to do that at another time. Or not, and live >>> with the clutter. Or simply use your .apk as the storage for your >>> characters. That may actually be reasonably space-efficient, unless >>> the character data is pretty small. >>> >>> It's not an issue for free/paid, because it's the older, free one >>> that's being deleted in that case. >>> >>> But perhaps some components of my idea may be useful, or the code >>> snippets. >>> >>> A really BAD idea would be to use the AlarmManager to initiate the >>> deletion sequence. In fact, MOST uses of the AlarmManager to launch UI >>> are bad, but this would be particularly evil. >>> >>> I'd do well as a prank app author, if I didn't have a conscience! >>> >>> >>> On Mar 26, 8:43 am, chris harper <ch393...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > We are probably in the running for the most active thread now but >>> that’s >>> > great because >>> > >>> > this is an important issue that needs to be addressed. >>> > >>> > Bob – Thank you. Your solution is a pretty thought out solution. I >>> admit I >>> > had to print it out and re-read it a few times. I might have a few >>> questions >>> > coming your way because I think I like what you are doing. 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