I haven't released an app yet, but I'm leaning toward a time limited trial with a server verified license. And hopefully make it work in markets that don't have paid apps in Android Market.
Will that attract more pirates? I don't know. At least with activations, the pirates would have to actually write/hack some code instead of root/copy/paste. I think it will be hard for users to evaluate my app based on a feature limited trial. Users may tend to assume that features are in the pro app that aren't, or even that some bug they encounter (should there be any such) is fixed in the pro version when it may not be. I'm skeptical of the revenue potential of ads in apps. Maybe if I were aiming for a .99 app. As it is, I am aiming for a $10 app, on the high side of today's perceptions, and not sure I can make a profit even at that with six months of development. Nathan -- 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.
