Thanks a lot for your explanation. I think I'll give AndAppStore.com a try for paid apps. :)
Cheers, André On 19 Okt., 10:53, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Andre, > > Just re-read your 2nd question and thought I'd better give you an > answer from a different angle; > > It's up to your application as to how it handles the license server > being unavailable, so even if the very worst happens and the license > server goes away, your app has control over how it handles this. > > Al. > > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. > > 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 18 Oct 2009, at 17:17, André wrote: > > > > > Hi Al, > > > I'm currently searching for a Google Android Market alternative and > > your offer seems very promising. Would you mind answering two > > questions: > > > - Is your service and your license server reachable from within China? > > As we all know a lot of servers (IP addresses) are blocked. But this > > would be a must have criteria for me. > > - I don't want to sound offending but what happens in case you decide > > to close your store anytime in the future? Will the apps still be > > working even without your license server being reachable? > > > Thanks in advance! :) > > > -- André > >http://android.rabold.org > > > On 15 Okt., 17:47, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The callbacks are the same as for Purchasable Extras, so you can find > >> details athttp://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/purchasables.jsp > > >> We're updating the help files because we're going to add the > >> purchasers country into the callback so developers can get an idea of > >> where their users are and what languages it might be worth > >> translating > >> their app into. > > >> Al. > > >> -- > > >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > >> ====== > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >> company number 6741909. > > >> 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 15 Oct 2009, at 16:25, Chander Pechetty wrote: > > >>> Hi Al, > >>> Thanks for the update, just registered with your store. Was > >>> wondering > >>> how the call back URL works or what needs to go into it? Do you a > >>> small help section on the site ? > > >>> -Chander > > >>> On Oct 15, 11:41 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> That checkbox allows us to forward the information on to other apps > >>>> stores and OEMS who we reach agreements with. We've included it > >>>> because we didn't want to start feeding other app stores and > >>>> developers think that their apps were being listed without their > >>>> consent. > > >>>> Al. > >>>> -- > > >>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > >>>> ====== > >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >>>> company number 6741909. > > >>>> 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 15 Oct 2009, at 01:04, clark wrote: > > >>>>> Hi Al, > > >>>>> I was going to start adding some of my apps to AndAppStore and > >>>>> noticed > >>>>> the checkbox at the bottom of the submission page which states > > >>>>> "I agree that all data and files held by AndAppStore in relation > >>>>> to > >>>>> this application can be provided to third parties" > > >>>>> Now, is this simply stating that third parties (i.e. users) will > >>>>> be > >>>>> able to download these items or is there some fine print attached? > > >>>>> On Oct 14, 9:01 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> Thanks Sean. We're running the service just from advertising > >>>>>> revenue > >>>>>> and from developing customised versions for OEMs, carriers, and > >>>>>> hardware vendors. > > >>>>>> As we see it if developers can make decent money from their apps > >>>>>> they'll make more apps and (hopefully) list their new apps at > >>>>>> AndAppStore. As a result of this we get more users (and thus more > >>>>>> advertising revenue), and more deals for custom versions, and > >>>>>> so to > >>>>>> us > >>>>>> it doesn't make sense to reduce the amount of money a developer > >>>>>> gets > >>>>>> from app sales by taking a slice of it. > > >>>>>> Al. > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > >>>>>> ====== > >>>>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >>>>>> company number 6741909. > > >>>>>> 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 14 Oct 2009, at 16:16, Sean Hodges wrote: > > >>>>>>> Al, > > >>>>>>> This sounds very cool. > > >>>>>>> I look forward to making some use of it, both as a consumer > >>>>>>> and a > >>>>>>> developer. I feel the currency conversion in particular is a big > >>>>>>> advantage over existing markets. > > >>>>>>> I'm obviously not asking for trade secrets, but what is the > >>>>>>> basic > >>>>>>> revenue-generating model for AndAppStore? Is it solely through > >>>>>>> advertising? I'm just curious because you and Funky Android have > >>>>>>> often > >>>>>>> publicised that they do not charge for the distribution of apps > >>>>>>> and > >>>>>>> extras through AndAppStore, and offering this pay-for app > >>>>>>> service > >>>>>>> really takes that a step further... > > >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Al Sutton > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> In short, developers can now list pay-for apps and users can > >>>>>>>> now > >>>>>>>> buy > >>>>>>>> them via either the AndAppStore website or the AndAppStore on- > >>>>>>>> device > >>>>>>>> client (yup, that does meant that users can buy apps via the > >>>>>>>> website > >>>>>>>> then download them to their Android device using the > >>>>>>>> AndAppStore > >>>>>>>> client). Oh, and AndAppStore takes *nothing* out of the > >>>>>>>> payment, so > >>>>>>>> the only fees developers pay are those imposed PayPal. > > >>>>>>>> If you want the details; We've used PayPal because of it's > >>>>>>>> multi- > >>>>>>>> currency support. This means we can allow developers can list > >>>>>>>> their > >>>>>>>> app prices in US Dollars, Euros, and/or UK Pounds and set the > >>>>>>>> price > >>>>>>>> separately in each currency (e.g. developers can specify their > >>>>>>>> app > >>>>>>>> costs 1.50 USD, 1.00 EUR, or 1.00 GBP if they wanted to), but > >>>>>>>> users > >>>>>>>> get to choose which currency they want to pay in. Developers > >>>>>>>> can > >>>>>>>> list > >>>>>>>> in only one or two of the currencies if they want, and the > >>>>>>>> prices > >>>>>>>> will > >>>>>>>> only be shown in those currencies, so there's no need for > >>>>>>>> developers > >>>>>>>> to manually work out the price in other currencies if they > >>>>>>>> don't > >>>>>>>> want > >>>>>>>> to. > > >>>>>>>> The integration uses PayPals web interface which allows > >>>>>>>> PayPal to > >>>>>>>> process cards which have Verified by Visa or MasterCard > >>>>>>>> SecureCode > >>>>>>>> security measures associated with them (which is becoming more > >>>>>>>> common), and we've provided a method that allows apps to check > >>>>>>>> if a > >>>>>>>> user has made the purchase so that apps can ensure they're > >>>>>>>> being > >>>>>>>> used > >>>>>>>> by people who've paid for them. > > >>>>>>>> Hopefully thats' enough to wet developers appetites, comments > >>>>>>>> are, as > >>>>>>>> always, are welcomed. > > >>>>>>>> Al. > >>>>>>>> -- > > >>>>>>>> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* > > >>>>>>>> ====== > >>>>>>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >>>>>>>> company number 6741909. > > >>>>>>>> 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.- Hide quoted text - > > >>>>>> - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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