What I am looking for is actual numbers from Google as to size and extent of marketplace activity etc. This forms a valid basis for guesstimates to calculate the potential earnings of an app., and that would help persuade a businessman whether to enter the market. Simply counting the downloads from each app counter is faulty because it is reset every time an app is updated. This info should not be secret. For the iphone App store, it is released by Apple as part of their news releases - for example, " 1.7 million downloads in the last month". see this list back from July 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/iphone-app-store-the-early-list-of-top-downloads/ Also, you can browse the iphone app store from your computer, http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/. But I cannot browse the Android Marketplace without a G1 phone. Don't get me wrong - I want Android to succeed (lost too much as a result of Android) - but it is reasonable to expect basic information like this.
On Mar 6, 5:16 pm, JP <joachim.pfeif...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can find out for yourself. Browse the market with a G1 and check > the number of downloads of some of the at-price apps that compare to > your friend's vision apps and that have been made available for > download for a few weeks now. This would be a 15 to 30 minute exercise > that will give you the business intel you are looking for. Then assume > a return rate, deduct Google's 30% cut from the revenue. You're friend > will now the applicable taxes, ODC etc. > This will be an order of magnitude estimate only, but should be > accurate enough to arrive at a conclusion. > > On Mar 6, 2:20 pm, Anil <anil.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > An acquaintance who runs a small business (not in the mobile area) and > > employs one programmer, is wondering whether to develop apps for > > Android Marketplace. He wondered whether it is financial sense to do > > so and I recommended the Android marketplace, but do not want to > > mislead him. While the commercial success of the iPhone marketplace is > > well known, what has been the commercial story of apps sold in the > > Android marketplace? > > How many downloads per month, how much sales volume in $, average > > price of an app, how many are free downloads vs paid, how many apps, > > how many G1 phones are around etc. Are there any reliable statistics > > from Google on this? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
