I think, SlideME has been growing and having good contracts as some one named "George" posted in the forum that they have started contracting with Android manufacturer companies to include SlideME client in their manufactured phones. and I think if this happens good. SlideME will be my first priority.
Can you explain your plans in this regard? Thank You, Abdul Mateen. On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Shane Isbell <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for the comments. I'm following the release early model to get > exactly this feedback. The portal is pretty bare-bones now and paid app > support has not yet been released. > > I do want to point out a big emphasis is on the actual mobile client which > looks much, much more professional (than SlideME's SAM) to the end-user, > which is the primary interaction. We also have registration through the > mobile client, allowing the user a much easier path to purchasing the app. > > Thanks for checking it out, > Shane > > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM, CB <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> Just wanted to pitch in my two cents: if you really are targeting >> paying users (and therefore financed developers and users that like >> style and substance) you may want to make your website a little more >> professional looking. Right now it seems to be huge grey text, a >> centered logo and some buttons. Not something I`d risk my app on (at >> least now). >> >> First impressions matter. I think ZappMarket should clean it up a >> little. >> >> On Mar 21, 1:13 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hey Guys, >> > >> > Initially, was intending to just focus on the narrow high-end market for >> > apps. SlideME and AndAppstore, seemed to take care of the alternative >> market >> > scene; so I didn't see much point targeting this segment. >> > >> > Recently, I've been following the flubbed release of SlideME's >> compatibility >> > support. It looks as though support for Android 1.5 devices is >> completely >> > broken. This would affect most of the HTC distributions. One user >> doesn't >> > see any apps after 2009. I've also seen reports of Android 2.x devices >> also >> > being broken, where the applications won't install. This makes the >> developer >> > of the app look pretty bad as well. For four days, this has been going >> on. >> > To me, this is amateurish, particularly for on-device distributions. It >> > reflect badly all around. >> > >> > I do keep a frequent eye on what's going on at SlideME and one >> disturbing >> > thing I've noticed is that negative comments about SlideME are often >> deleted >> > from the forums and comments. If a developer hasn't been paid and >> complains, >> > the comment is deleted. Or in another case, a reported bug is removed. >> And >> > these are just the ones I've seen. I believe in openness and this just >> > doesn't cut it. This is not the company I started. It looks to be an >> attempt >> > to cover up whatever is going on. >> > >> > Even though I left SlideME four months ago, I do feel somewhat >> personally >> > responsible, as I was pitching the cause and need of SlideME for two >> years >> > prior. I definitely put my money where my mouth is and don't complain >> about >> > something unless I'm willing to back it up. >> > >> > So I'm going to open up free app invitations for the general community. >> Just >> > use 'ZappMarket Wiggle' for the invite code. Paid app features are still >> > closed beta, so e-mail me for the code to enable those features. >> > >> > I know it takes time and effort to build up a community of developers >> (for >> > everyone involved) but it doesn't do anyone any good to have their apps >> > hosted on a half-broken site. If you are interested in continuing beyond >> > where SlideME has stopped, please join me at ZappMarket and let's >> rebuild a >> > healthy, interactive community. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Shane Isbell (Founder of ZappMarket) >> http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/zappstorehttp://zappmarket.com >> >> -- >> 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]<android-discuss%[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]<android-discuss%[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.
