I've only played 3 games on my G1 for more than a few minutes (Coloroid, Scrambled Net, and Red Stone), but I've played each of these for many hours, over spans of many days. Good games will hold your attention. Stupid falling block games won't. :)
These three games were all free, but I'd have happily paid $5 for any of them. -- Eric On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > My approach is to create super high quality apps that people will just want > to have. That is it. Nothing else. Let's see how it works out. > > On Mar 24, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Paper Coder <[email protected]> wrote: > > When you figure out the magic trick, please let me know! > > :) > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Agree that it is great for consumers. Don't agree that it will lead to >> poor sales. You just need to open your mind and figure out how to convince >> customers that they should not return your app. Do this and you'll be rich. >> >> On Mar 23, 2009, at 11:15 PM, Paper Coder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 24 hours return periods are great for consumers, I'll agree one hundred >> percent. It will likely draw more consumers to the platform and coerce them >> to go through the trouble of signing up for Google Checkout.. >> >> In the end, however, I believe sales will suffer horribly, and the same >> availability of content may not compare to the iPhone. In the end, Apple >> may win based on the flood of developers that decide to stop making apps for >> the Android if sales are too poor. >> >> If you make an incredible app, that people need to use over and over, then >> you can make money. If you make any form of entertainment that can be >> completed within 24 hours, and the app has no reuse/replay value, then the >> ability to make money may be severely limited. No matter how great the app >> is. The return process is just toooooo easy and toooooo long. >> >> Reusable/useful utilities will rule, games will not, IMO. >> >> (Opposite of the iPhone) >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Eric Mill <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Er, let's look at this from a consumer's point of view. A 24 hour >>> refund policy is wonderful. Every single person I inform about the >>> refund policy is taken aback by how great it is. >>> >>> If Google turns it into something publishers can opt in or out of, >>> then that's one more thing consumers have to think about while >>> purchasing apps, and many are not going to pay enough attention. >>> People are going to feel deceived if most of the apps are refundable, >>> but suddenly they buy a $10 app that is not. >>> >>> I don't really care if this weakens Android Market sales margins. If >>> the Android is a big success, the sales margins are still going to be >>> high enough, and the # of potential customers high enough, that people >>> will continue making apps for them. >>> >>> And by the way - I am a publisher, of a paid app (or I will be in a >>> few days, we're just setting up administrative details now), and this >>> is still my perspective. >>> >>> -- Eric >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 7:06 AM, madcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > My opinion is that it should be up to the developer for the refund >>> > period, if any at all are offered. For example, a developer could >>> > market an app as refundable within x hours of installing, or not >>> > refundable at all. In the end, it's still up to the consumers to >>> > decide to buy or not to buy. Why is this such a bad concept? If >>> > someone buys an app, and it doesn't work, and the developer fails to >>> > fix it, then call the credit card company and get it charged back. >>> > >>> > If I think an app might be crap, then I'll wait for reviews, either in >>> > the market or somewhere on the web. People whine about the Apple App >>> > store but it still manages a tremendous amount of sales. To say that >>> > each and every item can be returned before 24 (or 48) hours is >>> > horrible. >>> > >>> > Until Google/OHA changes this, there is probably going to be plenty of >>> > people abusing the market. And OHA members can look forward to VERY >>> > weak Android Market sales profits. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mar 23, 11:41 am, Eric Mill <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Hey, calm down. It's not the seller's fault that Google only gave them >>> >> the choice of Applications, or Games. Neither is a good fit. >>> >> >>> >> -- Eric >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:10 PM, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> > You know, it actually seems quite inappropriate and exceedingly RUDE >>> >> > to be selling that type of content in the APPLICATIONS market. >>> >> > Media/ >>> >> > books/other data != applications.. It would be very nice if that >>> >> > crap >>> >> > wouldn't be polluting the market. There is no reason that these >>> >> > things >>> >> > should be marketed as applications. If you want to sell books, give >>> >> > away or sell a READER APPLICATION that provides access to a >>> >> > SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE.. Sell or give away ONE reader application that >>> >> > can subscribe to or buy MANY books/comics/whatever. >>> >> >>> >> > Note that this would also solve YOUR problem with refunds since YOUR >>> >> > service is subject to YOUR TERMS. >>> >> >>> >> > On Mar 22, 10:36 pm, "[email protected]" >>> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Thanks for the answers. >>> >> >>> >> >> On Mar 22, 6:03 pm, Jon Colverson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >> > On Mar 22, 10:44 pm, "[email protected]" >>> >> >>> >> >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> > > Why are there refunds allowed onbooks(whether they are digital >>> >> >> > > comic >>> >> >> > >booksor motion comicbooksor any other regularbooks)? This does >>> >> >> > > not >>> >> >> > > seem fair since it can be downloaded, read and then refunded >>> >> >> > > and yet >>> >> >> > > they still get to keep it and re-read it as many times as they >>> >> >> > > want. >>> >> >>> >> >> > When a buyer uses therefundbutton the app is automatically >>> >> >> > uninstalled from the phone. >>> >> >>> >> >> > -- >>> >> >> > Jon >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
