Makes sense. On Feb 12, 2009, at 5:40 PM, "Justin (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Al, your interpretation of the distribution agreement is incorrect. > You may distribute trial version of your apps on the Market. > > "This is not intended to prevent distribution of free trial versions > of the Product with an 'upsell' option to obtain the full version of > the Product: Such free trials for Products are encouraged." > > What is required is that if you provide an "upsell" option to a paid > version, this version must be available, and available solely through > the Android Market. > > "However, if you want to collect fees after the free trial expires, > you must collect all fees for the full version of the Product through > the Payment Processor on the Market." > > To put it another way, you can **not** use the Android Market as a > distribution channel for free, trial versions and then complete the > upsell to a paid version through another channel. You can distribute a > free, trial version of your application that has an expiration date, > and then sell a version without an expiration, but it must be through > the Android Market > > Cheers, > Justin > Android Team @ Google > > On Feb 11, 6:48 am, Cédric Berger <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 14:15, Al Sutton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The originally posted question was; >> >>> "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?" >> >>> So, in the case that started the thread, it's against Market T&Cs >>> to make the app available for free until paid apps are allowed and >>> then charge for it. >> >> Maybe but I am not so sure. >> If I publish an application using my server (and needing it to run), >> which will be online for one year, no more : I doubt the market T&Cs >> puts me in the obligation to keep my server online forever. And so >> this is indeed an application limited for 1 year. >> >> What I wanted to say is that an application said to be limited till a >> given date is just an application which provide this claimed >> functionnality. No less no more. Even when the date limit is reached, >> it still offer the same claimed functionnality, and is still free... >> but that functionnality is that it is not useable now. >> >> In case of a trial version limited in time, the paying version is to >> be considered a different version. And it is anyway, since it is not >> limited :-p ... > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
