I agree with AppRoasters we need everything he suggested. I want to share my favorite negative comment for my app that queries WolframAlpha.com "Did not return anything remotely useful, Microsofts pathetic attempt to compete with Google" - 1 Star This made me laugh out loud since WolframAlpha is in no way associated with Microsoft and shouldn't be used like a search engine similar to google.
On Feb 3, 7:43 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Using an alternative market is a start (hint: look at my signature for a > suggestion :)). > > Any market that takes a slice of app sales has to work out it's legal and tax > position before allowing sales into a country, and, unfortunately, there may > be countries where the cost of sorting out those tax and legal issues may > exceed the projected income from selling in that country and thus it becomes > uneconomical to offer paid apps there. > > 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 3 Feb 2010, at 13:16, gjs wrote: > > > Hi, > > > This is great for the all developers in > > > AT Austria > > FR France > > DE Germany > > IT Italy > > JP Japan > > NL Netherlands > > ES Spain > > GB United Kingdom > > US United States > > > but the other developers in the following countries are still waiting > > to be allowed to sell apps in the Android Market > > > AFGHANISTAN;AF > > ÅLAND ISLANDS;AX > > ALBANIA;AL > > ALGERIA;DZ > > AMERICAN SAMOA;AS > > ANDORRA;AD > > ANGOLA;AO > > ANGUILLA;AI > > ANTARCTICA;AQ > > ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA;AG > > ARGENTINA;AR > > ARMENIA;AM > > ARUBA;AW > > AUSTRALIA;AU > > > AZERBAIJAN;AZ > > BAHAMAS;BS > > BAHRAIN;BH > > BANGLADESH;BD > > BARBADOS;BB > > BELARUS;BY > > BELGIUM;BE > > BELIZE;BZ > > BENIN;BJ > > BERMUDA;BM > > BHUTAN;BT > > BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF;BO > > BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA;BA > > BOTSWANA;BW > > BOUVET ISLAND;BV > > BRAZIL;BR > > BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY;IO > > BRUNEI DARUSSALAM;BN > > BULGARIA;BG > > BURKINA FASO;BF > > BURUNDI;BI > > CAMBODIA;KH > > CAMEROON;CM > > CANADA;CA > > CAPE VERDE;CV > > CAYMAN ISLANDS;KY > > CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC;CF > > CHAD;TD > > CHILE;CL > > CHINA;CN > > CHRISTMAS ISLAND;CX > > COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS;CC > > COLOMBIA;CO > > COMOROS;KM > > CONGO;CG > > CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE;CD > > COOK ISLANDS;CK > > COSTA RICA;CR > > CÔTE D'IVOIRE;CI > > CROATIA;HR > > CUBA;CU > > CYPRUS;CY > > CZECH REPUBLIC;CZ > > DENMARK;DK > > DJIBOUTI;DJ > > DOMINICA;DM > > DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;DO > > ECUADOR;EC > > EGYPT;EG > > EL SALVADOR;SV > > EQUATORIAL GUINEA;GQ > > ERITREA;ER > > ESTONIA;EE > > ETHIOPIA;ET > > FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);FK > > FAROE ISLANDS;FO > > FIJI;FJ > > FINLAND;FI > > > FRENCH GUIANA;GF > > FRENCH POLYNESIA;PF > > FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES;TF > > GABON;GA > > GAMBIA;GM > > GEORGIA;GE > > > GHANA;GH > > GIBRALTAR;GI > > GREECE;GR > > GREENLAND;GL > > GRENADA;GD > > GUADELOUPE;GP > > GUAM;GU > > GUATEMALA;GT > > GUERNSEY;GG > > GUINEA;GN > > GUINEA-BISSAU;GW > > GUYANA;GY > > HAITI;HT > > HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS;HM > > HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE);VA > > HONDURAS;HN > > HONG KONG;HK > > HUNGARY;HU > > ICELAND;IS > > INDIA;IN > > INDONESIA;ID > > IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF;IR > > IRAQ;IQ > > IRELAND;IE > > ISLE OF MAN;IM > > ISRAEL;IL > > > JAMAICA;JM > > > JERSEY;JE > > JORDAN;JO > > KAZAKHSTAN;KZ > > KENYA;KE > > KIRIBATI;KI > > KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF;KP > > KOREA, REPUBLIC OF;KR > > KUWAIT;KW > > KYRGYZSTAN;KG > > LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC;LA > > LATVIA;LV > > LEBANON;LB > > LESOTHO;LS > > LIBERIA;LR > > LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;LY > > LIECHTENSTEIN;LI > > LITHUANIA;LT > > LUXEMBOURG;LU > > MACAO;MO > > MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF;MK > > MADAGASCAR;MG > > MALAWI;MW > > MALAYSIA;MY > > MALDIVES;MV > > MALI;ML > > MALTA;MT > > MARSHALL ISLANDS;MH > > MARTINIQUE;MQ > > MAURITANIA;MR > > MAURITIUS;MU > > MAYOTTE;YT > > MEXICO;MX > > MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF;FM > > MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF;MD > > MONACO;MC > > MONGOLIA;MN > > MONTENEGRO;ME > > MONTSERRAT;MS > > MOROCCO;MA > > MOZAMBIQUE;MZ > > MYANMAR;MM > > NAMIBIA;NA > > NAURU;NR > > NEPAL;NP > > > NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;AN > > NEW CALEDONIA;NC > > NEW ZEALAND;NZ > > NICARAGUA;NI > > NIGER;NE > > NIGERIA;NG > > NIUE;NU > > NORFOLK ISLAND;NF > > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS;MP > > NORWAY;NO > > OMAN;OM > > PAKISTAN;PK > > PALAU;PW > > PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED;PS > > PANAMA;PA > > PAPUA NEW GUINEA;PG > > PARAGUAY;PY > > PERU;PE > > PHILIPPINES;PH > > PITCAIRN;PN > > POLAND;PL > > PORTUGAL;PT > > PUERTO RICO;PR > > QATAR;QA > > RÉUNION;RE > > ROMANIA;RO > > RUSSIAN FEDERATION;RU > > RWANDA;RW > > SAINT BARTHÉLEMY;BL > > SAINT HELENA;SH > > SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS;KN > > SAINT LUCIA;LC > > SAINT MARTIN;MF > > SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON;PM > > SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES;VC > > SAMOA;WS > > SAN MARINO;SM > > SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE;ST > > SAUDI ARABIA;SA > > SENEGAL;SN > > SERBIA;RS > > SEYCHELLES;SC > > SIERRA LEONE;SL > > SINGAPORE;SG > > SLOVAKIA;SK > > SLOVENIA;SI > > SOLOMON ISLANDS;SB > > SOMALIA;SO > > SOUTH AFRICA;ZA > > SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS;GS > > > SRI LANKA;LK > > SUDAN;SD > > SURINAME;SR > > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;SJ > > SWAZILAND;SZ > > SWEDEN;SE > > SWITZERLAND;CH > > SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;SY > > TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA;TW > > TAJIKISTAN;TJ > > TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF;TZ > > THAILAND;TH > > TIMOR-LESTE;TL > > TOGO;TG > > TOKELAU;TK > > TONGA;TO > > TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;TT > > TUNISIA;TN > > TURKEY;TR > > TURKMENISTAN;TM > > TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS;TC > > TUVALU;TV > > UGANDA;UG > > UKRAINE;UA > > UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;AE > > > UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS;UM > > URUGUAY;UY > > UZBEKISTAN;UZ > > VANUATU;VU > > VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF;VE > > VIET NAM;VN > > VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH;VG > > VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.;VI > > WALLIS AND FUTUNA;WF > > WESTERN SAHARA;EH > > YEMEN;YE > > ZAMBIA;ZM > > ZIMBABWE;ZW > > > including me... > > > Regards > > > On Feb 2, 3:57 am, Robert Fejer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree with you, and hopefully Google will improve the comments > >> system, and the Market in general. Until then, take comfort in knowing > >> that all developers face the same issues, so there is no conspiracy > >> against you :) > > >> I also got 2-3* reviews from people who could not properly run my app > >> on their handsets. At least they mentioned the phone name, so other > >> people with the same phones won't install the app. This is actually a > >> useful comment for potential new users, even though the low rating > >> hurts the average. > > >> To have a chance to respond to these comments, I set up a comments > >> section on the app's site (DailyRoads Voyager), where I list all > >> comments from users. To respond, I include a "Developer's note" in the > >> list, so in the end it looks like this: > > >>http://www.dailyroads.com/voyager/comments > > >> Many potential users test the app first before reading anything on the > >> site, and may post negative comments nonetheless. But, some users just > >> might, and this is the only option I could think of. I am interested > >> to see if other devs have something better in place... > > >> Robert > > >> Monday, February 1, 2010, 6:20:51 PM, you wrote: > > >>> So you are an Android dev, you've worked hard and you want to > >>> distribute your app as widely as possible. > >>> So realistically you have one distribution channel called the Android > >>> market. (Yes I know there are alternate markets but they account for > >>> less than 1% of my downloads and I would like to hear someone with a > >>> different experience, but this is not the point of this thread). > >>> So you publish your app on the Android market. And the user finds your > >>> app. > >>> But at the point of sale, you are at the mercy of market comments. > >>> Don't get me wrong comments and rating system has its place. And spam > >>> comments can generally be ignored. > >>> But comments are harmful in all of the following cases : > >>> 1. negative comments from rival devs (check the major apps comments > >>> boards for some very troll like comments) > >>> 2. comments from users who haven't taken the time to learn how to use > >>> the app or contact you for help > >>> 3. comments from users who have a handset where your app crashes but > >>> this handset only makes up for 2% of installed userbase > >>> 4. comments from users who have an old version of your app where the > >>> bug they experience has already been fixed > >>> I've seen my app selling well and as soon as a negative comment comes > >>> in, sales more or less stop in their tracks. > >>> Is it really fair to rely on this flawed comment system? > >>> Couldn't Google give more emphasis on a rating and less on comments > >>> (maybe an additional button click needed to get them)? Or a way for > >>> devs to respond to comments? > >>> Or how about having the market display comments in a random order so > >>> we get a more balanced view and don't always have to see the latest > >>> comment. > >>> Or I like the idea of Amazon where you see : % of 5* reviews, % of 4* > >>> reviews, etc. > >>> What do other people think? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- 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]. 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