Dave, That is some sweet information! I also hope the Android Market does something about it! Now I'm tracking the numbers using Motally to figure out what % is pirated... and I think it's high!
Is keyeslabs free? I read but didn't create an account yet... Thanks! Jona On May 13, 3:44 pm, dadical <[email protected]> wrote: > Just make up your mind before hand. I would recommend NOT using "copy > protection", but don't decide to after the fact, as you will cause > your installed user base all kinds of pain when their phones go > berserk after you switch it on. It's not pretty. > > I ultimately decided to go a different route, and simply validate that > my app was purchased (from within the app) using what we call > Automatic Application Licensing. It's been working pretty well since > we implemented. We've seen an increase in our sales and a decrease in > the disparity between pirated and purchased installs. Not to mention, > pirates are now potential patrons. If you want more info, > seewww.keyeslabs.com. > > I'm hoping along with everyone else that G is going to announce > upgrades to the market sometime soon that will make these issues go > away. I'll be watching on Monday! Rumors have some kind of market > announcement coming next week... > > Dave > > On May 13, 2:03 pm, Moto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm getting many complaints that users can't find our paid app in the > > Android Market. I know exactly why... Our app is "Copy-Protected". > > > So the questions is, if our paid app is already available all over the > > internet for FREE!! What's the point of copy protecting an app? > > Should I even care at this point about that feature? It seems I'm > > gonna get more sales if I disable copy protection, but makes me > > wonder...... > > > This really sucks, and I know it's been talked many many many many > > many times in this blog and many other places... It's just sad... > > -Moto > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://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
