Sounds like a good idea to me. Do you mean 2 apps, or 2 views (maybe tabs) available in the one Market App.
S On 9 Mar 2009, at 15:32, Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > I think there needs to exist 2 separate markets: > > 1. Android Free Market > 2. Android Paid Market > > This would make the interface clearer and also encourage users who > are looking for paid apps to find stuff easier than it exists now. > > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Sundog <sunns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't know. I got nearly a hundred thousand downloads of my demo, > but the sales of the (very highly rated) priced version have been > appalling. And I'm ABOVE Guitar Hero in the rankings, for Heaven's > sake! I am doing this as a one-man side business and STILL wondering > if it's worth my time... I can't imagine a business devoting much > development time to the platform with such dismal sales. > > > Trying to remain positive but it's hard. > > On Mar 8, 5:57 pm, Stoyan Damov <stoyan.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ahahahahaha, I did look at the downloads of the top 10 apps - they > are > > PATHETIC, the max number of downloads I saw was 1000-5000. How > many G1 > > owners are out there, I'd bet on < 100K. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:42 PM, friedger > <fried...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > Android stats say here are 10 paid applications. > > >http://androidstats.com/ranking/applications?filter=paid > > > > > However, I don't know what this stats are based on, better check > the > > > market yourself... > > > > > Friedger > > > > > On 7 Mrz., 00:16, 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?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
