sigh! ** goes back to search for earth like planets...
take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm pretty sure it's the joys of various legal systems. > > There are some regions where it's illegal to sell certain types of > content, content supporting certain ideas, or allow certain comments to > be made in public (e.g. "incitement to racial hatred" is a criminal > offence in the UK so Google needs a way of removing racist comments, > anything showing Nazi symbols is illegal in Germany, etc.). Also various > regions have various laws in relation to selling stuff which also need > to be complied with (e.g. In the UK goods have to be "Of reasonable > quality and fit for purpose" otherwise the customer is legally entitled > to a refund). > > The only other theory for the slow roll-out I've heard is that it's for > testing purposes, but given the number of problems with downloads > stalling and copy protection that still exist I don't give that idea > much weight. > > I find it amusing/annoying that Google are spending time and effort > slowly rolling out the market to various regions, but don't support > showing the customers prices in their native currency. To me it shows a > lack of understanding of business to consumer sales. > > Al. > > Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > Thanks for the update Al. > > > > Sidenote: > > > > I don't understand this whole region specific paid app thingy. If a > > company/developer are not able to sell apps worldwide online, then > > what use is the platform? > > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz +91-9840348914 > > http://androidrocks.in - Android Consulting. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > According to Rory Cellan-Jones from the BBC who is currently at a > > T-Mobile dev forum it looks like paid apps on Market will start being > > rolled out in the UK tomorrow. > > > > Al. > > > > -- > > > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > > > ====== > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > subsidiaries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
