At the moment alternative app markets seem to be more focused on establishing themselves as something different as opposed to working together.
We (AndAppStore) worked with an OEM to develop their app market strategy, system architecture, etc., they drew up a contract to bundle a customised version of the AndAppStore client, and then refused to sign it and developed an in-house developed solution. We're always looking at ways to make things easier for developers, and we're looking at feed parsing at the moment ;). Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try 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. On 24 Sep 2009, at 00:27, gjs wrote: > > Hi, > > I think all you 'indie' app markets could leverage your position by > forming an 'open market alliance' OMA by banding together to offer a > comprehensive alternative, that is available users in all regions . > > Having done this you can then provide a single (open source) app AND > website through which users can find applications. > > This could be inclusive of individual developer websites by publishing > an RSS format to provide their app details to the OMA. > > I'd like to see a site / app that aggregates the content from > andappstore, slideme, cyrket, individual developer websites and all > the others. > > Regards > > > > > On Sep 22, 11:59 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> And I'm sure users would appreciate having to navigate all of the >> different developers websites with their different layouts just to >> find the download link. >> >> Al. >> -- >> >> * Looking door Android Apps? - Tryhttp://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. >> >> On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:35, lbcoder wrote: >> >> >> >>> The simple solution to this problem is for developers to be >>> responsible and fully self-serving and offer their software NOT ONLY >>> through the market, but ALSO on THEIR OWN WEBSITE (i.e. the >>> developer's website, not necessarily archos or whatever hardware >>> maker). There is nothing stopping any android phone from >>> installing an >>> application from any website that they happen to visit. That's >>> what we >>> do... Though our software is free (to support our web services), it >>> could easily be done for pay-for software as well -- download link >>> to >>> crippleware, paypal responds in email with product activation key. >>> Done. Then you can have these organizations like archos linking in >>> their web site to various 3rd party websites offering software and >>> no >>> need for a "market" at all. Sure, you'd have some software being >>> left >>> out, but on archos forum you would have threads like "does somebody >>> know a software to do xxxxx?" and have a reply like "sure, check out >>> http://www.software-xxxxx.com";. No piracy in that, supports the >>> developers through their own controlled web site, provides >>> software to >>> users as desired (with all the kalib shaikh crap filtered out due to >>> irrelevance). Anybody see any problems with that? >> >>> This isn't apple you know... there is a great flexibility in this >>> platform, but everybody seems to be stuck up in the apple software >>> distribution model. Just because THEY'RE nazis doesn't mean that the >>> whole world must also be... >> >>> On Sep 21, 1:42 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 4:17 PM, gb105 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>> I think the Archos is a good device, but there will be many >>>>> simular >>>>> ones soon. I wonder how developers could consider to accept the >>>>> terms >>>>> of their app store, when the standard Android apps work on their >>>>> devices without modification (I tried mine on the emulator). I >>>>> think >>>>> app stores for all kinds of Android devices like AndAppStore.com >>>>> are >>>>> the best solution. >> >>>> Archos says AppsLib is for high-end devices. I can see this being a >>>> potentially viable niche; but if you go to appslib.com, they talk >>>> about >>>> being the "cornerstone" of AppStores and not being restricted like >>>> the >>>> (Android) Market Place. So it seems to me the goals of Archos and >>>> AppsLib >>>> are not in-line with each other. It sends a confusing message to >>>> the >>>> community. My guess is the market place was an after-thought for >>>> Archos and >>>> they are still trying to figure it out. >> >>>> -- >>>> Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for >>>> Android)http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
