It's not really about the size of the market it's about whether you want access to more users. AndAppStore and other alternative markets tend to have most of their users on devices without Market so if you only list on Market you'll be missing these users out (unless they go hunting for your app on a Warez site of course).
I could tell you about the laptop, pad, 'phone, PMP and other devices OEMs who've contacted and have been told anyone can redistribute the AndAppStore client in their firmware. I could tell you about the users who've put AndAppStore on their devices even though they shipped with Market or other app libraries. I could tell you about how we support to developers by not taking a cut of sales and working with them to make AndAppStore better. But none of that is going to make your app appeal to users, and none of it is going to give you any guarantees over how popular any particular app will be. It takes about 5 minutes to register and list your app AndAppStore, so it's your call. If you want to limit distribution to Market then that's entirely up to you, but if you want to offer your app to as many users as possible then you're going to need to list on the alternative markets, and at the end of the day if you do think it's too much effort you can always de-list your app. 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 22 Mar 2010, at 02:57, Incognito wrote: > They do not really matter, at least at this point. The percentage of > downloads for alternative markets for a good app is almost zero. > > On Mar 21, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Martin Hinsch <[email protected]> wrote: > > With all the discussion about SlideMe and Zappmarket going on, I was > wondering - those of you who have submitted their apps to several markets, > how many downloads do you get? Do alternative markets really matter, > especially > in comparison to the official Google market, or is that more of a long-term > perspective thing? > > -- > 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. > > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
