Unbelievable. Why didn't I think about this Shit? ;) Fantastic. err.. no Fartastic! I'm sure kids are using iFart as their ring tone. Heh.
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's probably a copy of a $30,000 iPhone app... > > > http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/27/a-christmas-ifart-explosion-nearly-40000-downloads-and-30000-net/ > > Al. > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > These are the stories badly wanted for Android. More school kids needs > > to be hacking the droid and make it fun. Heard there's a farting > > application for G1.. May be there's a paid version coming soon. LOL. > > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > How about $100,000 in one month for an app that makes your phone look > > like a steamed up mirror... > > > > > http://play.tm/wire/2318146/isteam-for-iphone-earns-a-bunch-of-22-year-olds-100-000-in-one-month/ > > > > > > Al. > > > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > > Is there any Slumdog Millionaires :) yet on Android Market selling > > > dollar apps? Would love to hear those success stories. > > > > > > take care, > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > > > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[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]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[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]>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > <mailto:[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]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > >>>> <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > <mailto:[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. 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