Indeed, "store" implies a place where one can buy something. Otherwise, it should probably have been called "AndFreeApps" :-)
Peli On Oct 24, 1:18 pm, "Randy S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi Al. While I appreciate the gesture for those who give away their > work, my opinion as a user is I'd rather the existing mechanisms > (ranking system, search, latest) be the tools to float the apps to the > top. Otherwise; the site will likely be considered the site for free > apps. The problem is that by showing only free, you're hiding > non-free, which may not be what you (or those developers) had in mind. > It depends on what you want your site to specialize in, and how to > differentiate it from others stores. > > Just one opinion, of course. A good search will allow a user to > specify Free if desired. > > On 10/24/08, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Guys, > > > I've been thinking hard about the best way to show support for > > free/shareware applications which may suffer under Marketplaces $25 sign > > up fee and I received some user feedback which gave me a an idea of how > > to help, so I'd appreciate peoples views on the following; > > > -- > > As of now AndAppStore.com will only show users visiting the main areas > > (Latest releases, All apps, and Categories) applications which provide a > > link to an apk users can download at no cost. > > > This does not mean that developers can't submit pay-for apps, and if > > they submit an app with out a free download it will still appear on > > their profile page, but the main sections will, for now, only show > > freely available downloads. > > > Users will still be able to click on developers "Listed by" links to see > > all of their apps, so if you submit 50 apps and submit a free download > > for only 1 of them, AndAppStore.com, will show users all 50 apps in your > > profile page, but you will need to list at least one freely available > > app to become visible to passing users. > > -- > > > What do people think of this? > > > Al. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
