Well lb, the top apps on AndAppStore get several hundred downloads per week and the AndAppStore client clocks in 4 or 5 thousand downloads per week directly from the AndAppStore site, so I guess there are people who don't share your view. Yes, this isn't in the same league as Market, but it shows that many users prefer a simple download to the hoops involved in a market enabler because many of those downloads come from devices which already have Market installed.
As with any sellable item you can limit yourself to one distribution channel and the restrictions it brings (e.g. limiting sales to the countries who can access paid apps on Market), or you can make use of other distributions channels available, because, at the end of the day, if it takes 5 minutes to list your app, costs you nothing, and never brings in a single sale, then you've only lost 5 minutes of time, but on the the other hand, if you end up with a few hundred sales then it's 5 minutes well spent. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://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 23 Oct 2009, at 19:43, lbcoder wrote: > > Don't know about you, but I would be more inclined to use market > enabler than an alternative market (come to think about it, I *do* use > market enabler... since paid apps aren't available in Canada). > And for those who don't have GE devices... ADP1 system image has > market and works perfect in the emulator. > I suspect that on the whole, those who aren't crafty enough to figure > out a way of using the official market will be more likely to use > pirated apps than they would be to use an alternative market. > > - In the USA, on a "Google experience" device? Probably very few. In > - countries where Market doesn't support paid apps, or on other > devices? > - Probably quite a lot. There are going to be a LOT of phones that fit > - these descriptions, and these folks will get their apps from > - somewhere. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
