From the figures I've seen a HUGE amount of revenue is generated from $0.99 apps due to the volume of iPhone users. Most of them see anything less than a dollar as worth a punt because "hey, it's only a dollar".
Obviously Android developers don't have the market size to sell to, so this may not be a workable model initially (and with the Morgan Stanley figures of the iPhone outselling the G1 by around 5.9 to 1 it may be some time before it is), but the small feature filling apps are definitely something to think about. Al. Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > Wow, this says something about the end users mindset. The bottom line > is, the app that meets the users basic needs is the app which is going > to sell and be in demand. > > Hmm.. need to fine tune my mindset to write simpler applications that > the users will happily use rather than frying my brain thinking about > droid science ;) > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Nope. > > Some people are apparently making a fair amount from selling apps > called > "Dial xxxx" where xxxx is a name and all the app does is call a > pre-defined number. The really amazing thing is if you buy "Call Joe" > and you want "Call John", you have to buy a "Call John" app as well as > the "Call Joe" one :O. > > Al. > > Ed wrote: > > Hi Al, > > > > I still like AnyCut for activity shortcuts (like direct calls to a > > specific person, etc). Does iPhone have this capability? > > > > > > On Jan 20, 2:07 am, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> OK, I've just discovered you can long press on the apps menu > and drag > >> app icons to the home screen to create shortcuts so you don't need > >> AnyCut.... guess one day I should read the manual :). > >> > >> > >> > >> Al Sutton wrote: > >> > >>> From the home screens the G1 at best matches the iPhone on > clicks to > >>> start something (if there is a shortcut on the G1 home > screen), but most > >>> things (including many of the built-in apps) require two > clicks, and > >>> without installing third party apps there is no way to reduce > that. > >>> > >>> I would have thought some of the core smart-phone functionality > >>> (Calendar, Camera, Messaging, Email, GMail, and IM) would have had > >>> shortcuts on the home screen. As it is I've used AnyCut to put > the first > >>> three down the left hand side of the screen and the last three > down the > >>> right, so I end up with a U shape of shortcuts giving access > the major > >>> functionality with a single tap. > >>> > >>> I can understand that a sparse home screen may look inviting, > but for > >>> day to day use having a default of one tap to start would > really help a > >>> lot of users. > >>> > >>> Al. > >>> > >>> mike quinn wrote: > >>> > >>>> Thanks for the review. > >>>> > >>>> Never having used an iPhone I never had an issue with the > feel of the G1. > >>>> > >>>> On 20 Jan 2009, 4:19 AM, "Muthu Ramadoss" > >>>> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Incognito, > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for Sharing. Appreciated. > >>>> > >>>> take care, > >>>> Muthu Ramadoss. > >>>> > >>>> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914 > >>>> http://androidrocks.in- Android Consulting. > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, incognito > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>>> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > Just got my G1 o... > >>>> > >> -- > >> ====== > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > >> > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or > it's > >> subsidiaries. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
