Shane, your blog was a very interesting read. I have to disagree with you on the "Googleitis" part. The sad truth is that none of the application delivery mechanisms can compete with the one that comes pre-installed on every phone. An average user is too busy/lazy/ distrustful to use anything else. As a developer, I am not interested in publishing my products on the market where even free applications get only a few hundred downloads.
Unfortunately, Google's Checkout limitations prevent non-US/non-UK developers from making any money on Android apps. That leaves me, as a Canadian developer with the following choices: (1) Look for a US/UK partner - already failed. (2) Bundle a PayPal checkout with my program - will be shutdown by Google, no sense even trying. (3) Publish on slideme, Al's app store, and any other third-party market I can find - not enough potential revenue. Moreover, should I come up with a good idea for an app, I could potentially lose it there to some developer with access to Google Checkout. (4) Develop for other mobile platforms, which don't have ridiculous restrictions. >From what it looks like, I'm better off with option (4). And it doesn't make me happy whatsoever. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
