This is the exact same problem faced by iPhone.. How many hacked pirated iphone apps compared to non pirated?
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi JoaJP, > > You may be right. But if my point #3 is close to being right (add in > the UK too, their piracy rate is also very low), it still doesn't > matter that much. BTW, have you looked at the report I linked above? > The rate of PC software piracy is astounding. As others have said, > piracy will always occur. I am merely suggesting that Android may > actually have lower piracy rates right now than it will eventually > have. > > --Ed > > On Oct 1, 10:42 pm, JoaJP <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 1, 12:06 pm, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 1) The Android Market is available only in countries with lower > > piracy > > rates (with the exception of India). > > > > That means in order to get access to paid apps in countries that are > > not covered, they have to rely on cracked apps. I.e. it compounds the > > problem. > > Another issue is the reliance on credit cards as the only method of > > payment. There's plenty of places out there where VISA/MC type > > transactions are the exception, not the norm. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
