25$ fee is justified and in fact is a great deal. I commend Google for charging us only that. I think we're interpreting the original post above differently. I've been working on an Android app for a while but its not ready yet to be published. When I heard about the phone I signed up for market place since I plan to use it anyways. However you can't help but feel a bit duped when you see the shipping. That is what I think the original post is getting at. Lets face it, you're not going to sign up for Market Place unless there is an IMMEDIATE reason. Either you're ready to upload your application, or the other reason was if you want to order the phone to help you develop. People are such that, when they spend money on something they expect an immediate return and because he found that shipping put phone out of his reach he got no immediate return.
Also consider this. What if he wants to play with the Android OS and has no desire to write Android applications. What if its a h/w product that he's working on and wants another device he can learn from. In this case the only reason to sign up is the phone, and he would still be an Android developer. Or might be just an enthusiast wanting to play with the platform... On Dec 13, 4:41 pm, originalman20 <[email protected]> wrote: > Uhmm pardon the input but if I'm not mistaken, the shipping fees described > are standard fees for shipping any device through fedex or UPS. I would > expect those fees to be added to the grand total at the end as it does when > I purchase any other device unless "Free Shipping" is advertised. > > Now the developer fee being some kind of member ship payment is justified as > every developer has to pay it. Assuming that shipping wasn't going to cost > was I believe a misthought on your part if free shipping for developers is > not advertised. > > On Dec 13, 2008 4:33 PM, "Craig Larson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I understand his whole point is that the shipping price is hidden. > But this topic is about the $25 fee for developers. That is a moot > point considering this phone is for developers. If you are signed up > to be a developer, you don't need to pay another $25 to get the > phone. If he was truly a developer, he wouldn't have any issues with > the fee since ALL developers have to pay that fee. That is what I am > saying with my posts. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this > message because you are subs... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
