good going Al. You were going to make sure to win that bet one way or another, eh?
Seriously, thank you. On 10/25/08, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well AndFreeApps.com got registered and is now pointing at > AndAppStore.com :). > > Al. > > Al Sutton wrote: >> $1 says someone's registered that domain by tomorrow morning :). >> >> The reason why it's AndAppStore is that I'm not ruling out a payment >> system in the future, but if we do go down that route there will have >> to be a free demo available for any app sold. >> >> I've learnt from the company I set up a few years that if you give >> customers a free demo they are unlikely to buy it and then turn around >> and say "It's not what I wanted, I want my money back!!!". I can >> understand people want paying for their development work (my dev work >> pays for my lifestyle), but for those who want to live off their work >> I'd like to see is more demos and less of an attitude of "Well, if you >> pay me $1 I'll show you the app, and if you don't like it, well, it >> was only $1 wasn't it, it's not like it's a lot of money". >> >> Al. >> >> Peli wrote: >>> 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. >>>>> >>> >> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Al Sutton > > W: www.alsutton.com > B: alsutton.wordpress.com > T: twitter.com/alsutton > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
