Palm was an open market from the beginning. All you had to do was get an ID from them for your apps. And Palm themselves didn't have a market, instead companies like Palm Gear and Handango sold the apps. Programmers who do niche market products should not be penalized because those doing the certification process don't have a clue about the program they are looking at. And yes there are clueless jerks posting negative comments on programs they either don't understand, don't like the idea of or just want to be malicious for kicks (probably the main reason for negative comments). But if you make a demo available people interested can decide whether they want to purchase or not.
Ian wrote: > Maybe I could have stated differently... > > I'm not advocating banning apps. All apps would be allowed, just some > can get a "seal" of Google. The small fee would cover some basic > testing, etc. Looking into the future, we have other phones coming > and no easy way to tell that an app will work the same (or at all) on > them. > > Apple has been getting bad press for being too restrictive but that > does not mean the cert process would be the same for Android. In > fact, being more open would be a selling point. > > I think many commenters here are thinking like developers and not > consumers, which would be a big mistake. Consumers like feeling they > are getting that mark of confidence and there is nothing wrong with > Google putting their "name" on the line..... it already is anyways! > > Reviews do help consumers but I bet many consumers would pick iPhone > over Android simply bcos they feel they are getting better and safer > apps, illusion or not. > > > On Aug 2, 6:38 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No. >> The market has nothing to do with confidence. >> If you don't trust the software author, don't download it. >> If you buy it and don't like it, refund it. >> If all the comments are negative, kinda tells you something about the >> app. >> Charging a fee for publishing software doesn't make that software any >> better. It is also a bad idea for google since it will put their name >> on the line. >> >> On Aug 1, 12:32 pm, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> Anyone think Google should have a certification process for apps? >>> Continue to allow most apps but for an extra small fee have apps given >>> a seal of approval? This would give confidence in the market, >>> something iPhone users enjoy and Apple uses for marketing.- 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 [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
