That's a tough one, sounds like a border line case. I think the only way you can get an answer out of Google on anything is to try it and then see if they pull your app.
Shane On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Imaging Luminary, LLC < [email protected]> wrote: > > So, if I build a market to sell 3rd-party plugins from the web and say > provide a unique download url and allow the user to download/install > the plugin from my platform app, by-passing Android Market, would that > be legal? > > I have no intention to by-pass Android Market. The thing is, the 3rd > party plugins are not legit Android apps. If they are sold via Android > Market, how can my platform app find the plugin and install them? > > > On Feb 15, 7:04 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Imaging Luminary, LLC < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Say I am trying to build a Adobe Photoshop killer. Does Android allow > > > the "platform in platform" situation? If I build the base framework > > > app and allow others to build plugins for it, how can they sell the > > > plugins? as Android apps? Do they have to go through Google Checkout? > > > > As long as you don't advertise the plugins or sell them through your > > platform app, then plugin developers should be able to sell through any > > channel, not just Android Market and not just Google Checkout. > > > > Shane > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
