Google Checkout. I know it's checkout because AndAppStore offers the ability to allow payments and donations via it, and if a Checkout merchant tries to accept a payment in their non-native currency the server throws back an error.
It's yet another Google half-finished solution that compared to it's competitors (PayPal being the main one) does not come out well. Al. Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > >> it's best to describe UK G1 owners as having a swift hard kick in > the privates. > > Ouch! > > Why the limitation of uploading apps in local currency? > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > You think you've losing your cool, try being a UK developer. > > We're excited because get a launch right after the US and many of us > duly go out and buy the G1, only to be told a few weeks later we could > have got a ADP which was more flexible, but hey, at least we've got a > device where we can get the consumer view of things, Right? > > Now paid apps launch, so we prep our apps, get ready to list them, and > what do we find; We can only list in British pounds even though > the only > customers deal in US Dollars and aren't used to doing foreign exchange > conversions in their head. Oh, and can we see the comments left about > our apps using an official channel, well, No. And when will this > change, > well, that's anyones guess and we sure as hell aren't likley to get an > answer from Google who have created this mess on the market. > > So we've supported the Android cause by getting a phone as soon as > possible and we're now left with being able to list apps at prices the > customers don't usually deal in, no official way of seeing the > comments > our customers are leaving, no method of looking at what other apps are > on the market in our price bracket, and no idea when this will > improve. > > So if you think the treatment you've had was a slap in the face, I > think > it's best to describe UK G1 owners as having a swift hard kick in the > privates. > > Al. > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > I discovered today that my paid app, which I couldn't see in the > > market, became visible to me once I turned off copy protection. > Then > > just now I found that there is a whole world of apps featured on > > market.android.com <http://market.android.com> that I just can't > get to with my ADP 1.1 - every > > single featured game on market.android.com > <http://market.android.com> is invisible to my phone. > > > > I'm losing my cool here. A direct competitor to my game is > sitting on > > the front page and not only can I not download it to try it out, I > > can't even see what they're charging. > > > > Do I need to fork over another $400 to T-Mobile for a locked-down G1 > > just so that I can stay abreast of what's happening in the market? > > > > I have, until the past few days, been rather excited about > developing > > more on the G1, but this feels like a rather violent slap in the > face. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
