I wouldn't be surprised if the base price of the android market app starts at $10.99 instead of $0.99 due the charge back limitations.
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Zero <[email protected]> wrote: > > so, how is your experience with download /chargeback rate until now? > can anyone really make money with apps < 10 $ ? or is it better to > charge at least 10,50$$ to avoid automatic chargeback ? > also i wonder how free trial for x days, upgrade to paid is handled by > the market, > as the tos states that this has to go thru the market, there should be > a way of doing that ? > > On Feb 20, 4:29 pm, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some googs answer, some don't. (And sometimes they spout ridiculous > company > > lines and FUD that screws up their credibility.) > > > > The bigger problem is that google didn't bother to assign any support > > resources. So the people answering questions/comments here are the same > ones > > who are writing code, testing hardware, etc. (Thats fine when the > question > > is an esoteric API problem. Less helpful when it is "I can't get market > to > > download anything" or "how do I turn off the ADP1"..) > > > > Personally, I'm less worried about questions that should be going to > tmobile > > and more concerned with the fact that the AOSP is at best an > afterthought, > > taking a back seat to all the closed source vendor trees. (But I'm weird > > like that :) ..) > > > > Seriously though, if you are a tmobile customer (or, soon, vodafone) you > > need to call 611 with your problems. The carriers set the priorities for > > this platform and they set them based on what their customers are calling > > about.. > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Shane Isbell <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > It's a good question but why do people on this list keep asking Google > > > questions? We know they won't answer. > > > > > Shane > > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 7:17 AM, Michael Martin - MM Agency < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> *** Can anyone at Google explain why some G1s can see paid apps while > > >> others can't? **** > > > > >> I don't believe this is a matter of an OTA updates but rather > datacenter > > >> propagation thus it would depend on which Android Market datacenter > the G1 > > >> is pinging. > > > > >> In my case I have 2 G1s and 1 can see the paid apps while the other > > >> doesn't….could only assume they are both pinging the same DC. > > > > >> (I have already tried the reboot theory to no avail) > > > > >> Any formal explanation for this??? > > > > >> Thank You, > > > > >> Michael Martin > > > > >>http://www.googleandblog.com/ > > > > >> ------------------------------ > > > > >> *From:* Disconnect [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> *Sent:* Friday, February 20, 2009 6:58 AM > > >> *To:* [email protected] > > >> *Subject:* [android-discuss] Re: the market for profit is open!! > > > > >> It could also be the beta testers... > > > > >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:25 AM, snctln <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> Thanks for sharing the link Al, > > >> It is now 14 hours ofter my first sale (not counting earlier beta > > >> customer sales) and the overall return rate has fallen from 50% to > > >> just above 20%. So maybe there are just a handful of people treating > > >> the return policy as a "try before you buy" service. > > > > >> I am just hoping that I find a way to read reviews and access the paid > > >> apps market from my ADP1 soon. > > > > >> ---snctln > > >>www.snctln.com > > > > >> On Feb 20, 1:04 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > There are some useful stats at; > > > > >> > > http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/pinch-media-data-shows-the-avera. > > >> .. > > > > >> > Which cover application usage over time for an iPhone app. I would > > >> > expect the model to be similar for Android apps, although I think > the 24 > > >> > hour return period may skew the usage pattern to cause a bigger > drop-off > > >> > in the first 24 hours. > > > > >> > To me 50% is very high, it shows people are treating it as a > > >> > try-before-you-really-buy method. > > > > >> > Al. > > > > >> > snctln wrote: > > >> > > I can't see them from my APD1 but I have had a handful of sales... > of > > >> > > course half of them were canceled (ie user requested a refund) > > > > >> > > I wonder if that is what I should expect, half of all sale will > end in > > >> > > a refund, and I don't have access to my own paid apps on my > > >> > > "developer" phone to be able to see what people are leaving in the > > >> > > comments. > > > > >> > > Hopefully this will not be the norm. Time will tell I guess. > > > > >> > > Good luck to all of the other independent devs that have apps for > > >> > > sale. > > > > >> > > ---snctln > > >> > >www.snctln.com > > > > >> > > On Feb 19, 9:22 pm, Jon Colverson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > >> On Feb 20, 3:17 am, stonedonkey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > >>> So not looking good for today I guess... curious that they said > mid > > >> > >>> week, but then no notice of a delay and pushing to Friday.. > > > > >> > >> It looks like they're live! > > > > >> > >>http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?topic=7943.0 > > > > >> > >> -- > > >> > >> Jon > > > > >> > -- > > >> > ====== > > >> > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > >> > company number 6741909. 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