My interpretation of the Android distribution agreement is that if you release an application and you say it is free you may not charge for the same application at a later date. But if you release an application and make it known that the application is a limited version then there should be no problem in releasing a different version at a later date that costs money.
I have 4 apps on the market. 2 free, 1 lite, and 1 trial (with a time bomb). In my experiences some users do not like the "Lite" or "Trial" apps and will give you a low rating. My "Lite" application (BreakTheBlocks Lite) definitely gets more downlaods than my "Trial" application (WordWrench Trial). If you do decided to release a limited functionality version of the application for free and plan to charge for a "full" version of the applcaition once the paid apps market opens then I would suggest that you make that clear in the app listing on the market by calling it "Appname Lite" or "Appname Trial" and include a small disclaimer in the app description. I fully expect to run into issues when the paid apps are released, at the very least I imagine I will need to change the package name for the paid version of the app and that might pose a small problem. I just hope there will be a simple way to manage the 2 versions from the same source tree so all I would have to do is change a constant variable and recompile the apk. ---snctln www.scntln.com On Feb 10, 1:12 am, Mattaku Betsujin <[email protected]> wrote: > I am earger to put my app onto the market, even for free (until paid apps > are allowed). Is it allowed to put a time bomb in the app and make it > useless after a trial period? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
