Re: [android-discuss] Re: Developers and Consumers suffer

[Al Sutton]

And to reveal names could open people up to repercussions, which is why many discussions are held under the Chatham House Rule - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House_Rule But hey, if you don't want to believe it that's your call. 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 10 Mar 2010, at 10:35, Incognito wrote: Unfortunately without sources it just becomes an urban story. On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:12 AM, Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> wrote: I can tell you it's right. I've been told of someone who wrote a paid-app enabler application who got an "unofficial" thank you because they used a certain carriers identification code and the carrier got a a fair amount of money from the sales. 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 10 Mar 2010, at 05:37, Tobias Eisentraeger wrote: I can't imagine how that can be right. I bet the market does not realy know what carrier I'm on at the time when i am downloading, and whats with the wifi dl's/devices that run without cell connection? It might be ok for a simlocked device, but if i buy a phone without a service contract, (what i prefere with my last phones) I can switch carriers on a day to day basis.  On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Streets Of Boston <flyingdutc...@gmail.com> wrote: Google Checkout takes a 30% cut of all the apps sold on it. The bulk of this 30% goes to the carriers/cell-phone providers (e.g. Tmobile, Verizon, Sprint, etc). Only a fraction of this 30% goes to Google, just to cover their costs for the payment handling and running the Market. I wish Google made it a bit more of a profit center... On Mar 9, 10:08 pm, David B <david.burr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have posted this before but feel it needs to be said now that > Microsoft has announced a new version of Windows Mobile. > > Phone Manufacture's like HTC, Samsung or Motorolla don't have any real > reason to offer ROM upgrades.  It cost them money on a device that is > still paying for it self.  All the competing phone operating systems > have app stores run by the respective phone makers.  They have a > vested interest in keeping the released phone up to date.  They take a > cut of the application sales revenue.  This is also done on > consoles. > If Google want's to avoid the Windows Mobile 1 tru 6 splintering, they > need to change the way the Marketplace works.  It is not enough that > they have a market place, they need to create a revenue split with the > phone manufacture and maybe the cell phone companies.  This would give > the HTC's of the world a reason to have updates available for as many > and as fast as they can for each of the released phones. > I know we developers would like to keep all the money for our apps, > but part of generating revenue is marketing.  So take the marketing > motivation out of the cell phone companies hands and put it in the > Developers hands. > > Better Apps equals more phones sold.  Better operating system features > equals more apps sold.  Vicious circle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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