On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote:
> In Google IO, they showed an app being installed to a smartphone > directly from a desktop browser (via the internet). I'm hoping this > will become a way to buy/install apps bypassing the Android Market app > and so could potentially open app-purchases to countries that do not > currently support paid apps. > Push IMHO is just remote command for Android Market client not bypassing Android Market itself. I can imagine that alternative markets will use this but I still think that you need some 'listener" installed in the phone. > Buy a Nexus One direct from Google (i.e. carrier-free) and connect to > the Android Market via wifi and you will not see paid apps (if you > don't insert a sim card). There is no technical reason for this and > its nothing to do with your location (tax-related issues), since you > may well be sitting in a paid-app country. The problem is you don't > have a paid-app country sim card inserted. What that has to do with > anything is a mystery! > This I can confirm. Many people here in Europe just buy prepaid US card on eBay then insert it into phone, BUY (!) paid apps and then return their local SIM back to phone. And this just works. This is crazy! This IMHO supports piracy because to get paid application from illegal source is probably easier. Tom -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hubalek ([email protected]), http://blog.hubalek.net/ http://facebook.com/thubalek, http://twitter.com/thubalek http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalek -- 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
