Let's not be naive, Apple figured out how to sell in almost every country that matters from day 1 in the app store. If Google had wanted to they could have done the same, which tells me they don't think of it as a priority.
What I was really hoping for was some kind of official response that said "we're working on it, expect it xxxxx"...all we get is silence instead ;) On May 31, 11:48 am, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: > Google pay into my Australian bank account for my AdSense revenue. So > one would hope the Market will follow suit at some stage. It's > probably some silly legal or tax reason why it's being held up. > > On May 28, 10:40 am, shiftyjelly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I know this has already been covered, but I'd like a definitive answer > > as to when Australian developers will be allowed to sell paid apps? I > > know it's a Google Checkout restriction, but really? You want to talk > > about how closed Apple is and how open Google is, how about 'opening' > > the market place to us Australians? Also is it just me or does the > > Google have no email addresses where we can ask these kind of > > questions and get a response? Even Apple offers those. > > > Our Australian Weather app has sold very well on the iPhone, so it's > > not like there's no market in Australia for smart phone users and > > apps, but if you want us to take Android seriously this needs to be > > sorted out. > > > The demand is starting to grow from our user base (a few of who have > > switched to Android), so what we need to know is: is it even worth us > > thinking about Android as Australian Developers? Yes I know we can > > offer the download outside the store and figure out our own payment > > model through Paypal or someone like that, but really, we've learnt > > one thing from Apple's store: The more steps you put between the user > > and the final purchase, the more likely they are to pull out at each > > step. -- 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.
