Al, could you please share some numbers of your store?
How many users installed your client, what is percentage of the revenue from app sold on your market comparing to the same app selling on Android Market? Maybe my guess is totally wrong and alternative markets are really an option. Please share some numbers that convince me about importance of alternative markets. Thanks a lot Tom On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems strange to point blank refuse to make use of a potential revenue > stream, but hey, that's your choice to make. > > On 4 Sep 2010 13:01, "Tomáš Hubálek" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alternative markets are not real option for me. Full stop. > > > > Tom > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Given your situation isn't access to some users who can buy your app > better > >> than no access at all? > >> > >> Apart from that listing on an alternative market doesn't stop you > listing > >> on Market as well. > >> > >> Al > >> > >> On 4 Sep 2010 12:10, "Tomáš Hubálek" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > There is simple reason: number of potential users. > >> > > >> > It is just fraction of potential customers on Android Market. There is > >> about > >> > 100 000 users starting using Android Market DAILY. > >> > > >> > How many users does have alternative markets in total? > >> > > >> > Tom > >> > > >> > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> I'd be interested to know why your ruling out alternative markets > like > >> >> SlideME, AndAppStore, etc. as they're designed to serve developers in > >> your > >> >> position. > >> >> > >> >> Al. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 4 Sep 2010, at 10:55, Tomáš Hubálek <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Hello, > >> >> > > >> >> > I'm going to create new calendar based app. > >> >> > > >> >> > As there is very limited list of countries where people can > buy/sell I > >> >> > was considering to make it ads based. > >> >> > > >> >> > But I have serious concern regarding business model: there is high > >> >> > security concern as such a app could spy users and users of my > other > >> >> > apps became quite sensitive for potential security issues even in > less > >> >> > dangerous cases (battery widget requires ONLY internet access which > is > >> >> > IMHO not a big security issue). > >> >> > > >> >> > I have no idea how to finance development of calendar based app if > I > >> >> > can't sell on Android Market. For me only viable way (even if I > >> >> > understand that it may be violation of market rules) is PayPal > >> >> > "donation" based model when unlock code allows full functionality. > >> >> > SlideME and other alternative markets are not way for me. > >> >> > > >> >> > Google, please help! > >> >> > > >> >> > Tom > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > 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]> > <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > > > >> <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > <android-discuss%[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]> > <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > > > >> <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > > > > >> > > >> > >> >> . > >> >> For more options, visit this group at > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > Tom Hubalek ([email protected]), > >> > http://android.hubalek.net, http://blog.hubalek.net/ > >> > http://facebook.com/thubalek, http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalek > >> > http://twitter.com/thubalek, http://twitter.com/android_dev_tom > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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]> > <android-discuss%[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]> > <android-discuss%[email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > > > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Tom Hubalek ([email protected]), > > http://android.hubalek.net, http://blog.hubalek.net/ > > http://facebook.com/thubalek, http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalek > > http://twitter.com/thubalek, http://twitter.com/android_dev_tom > > > > -- > > 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. > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Hubalek ([email protected]), http://android.hubalek.net, http://blog.hubalek.net/ http://facebook.com/thubalek, http://www.linkedin.com/in/thubalek http://twitter.com/thubalek, http://twitter.com/android_dev_tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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