Why are they creating their own App Stores? Probably because their
customers are complaining to them about the Google Android Market. I've
been on a couple of carrier forums and customers are frustrated by
Google Checkout... and by the difficulty of finding decent apps on the
Android Market.
I applaud Google for putting the Android Market together. Without it, we
wouldn't have all the problems because there wouldn't be anything at
all. But it's time for Google to either put up a world beater Market
app, website and payment system.... or get out of the way and let others
do it.
Three cheers for Amazon!!!
Sincerely,
Brad Gies
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On 10/01/2011 10:44 AM, Nathan wrote:
On Jan 8, 1:03 am, Al Sutton<[email protected]> wrote:
A strong brand doesn't always translate into good sales. One example always sticks
in my mind where a developer who I talked to told me they worked with a very large
multi-national carrier to get their app into the carriers app store, and at the
end of 3 months the app had been downloaded 18 times (yes,< 20) from the
carriers app store and several thousand from Google Market.
I haven't figured out why the carriers are doing Android app stores.
Don't they get all the profit from the Android Market for doing
absolutely nothing? Can't they already filter out apps that conflict
with their business objectives?
In any case, perhaps the perception of the brand matters. In a carrier
app store, what do I expect to see? A bunch of apps for which I will
be charged a monthly fee, some wallpapers and ring tones with the
carrier logo, and maybe a few apps to check my minutes and sign up for
more great services. Maybe some inferior navigation program with a
monthly fee that people will nonetheless use because the carrier has
crippled all other navigation apps. (Verizon has done exactly this in
the past).
We can envision a world where users will switch freely back and forth
from the Android Market and the Amazon App Store, checking the Market
for the wider selection, and Amazon for the cheaper prices. If such is
the case, Amazon will have great power to screw developers, and the
Android Market, through price manipulation. But I'm not sure how close
to reality that is.
Amazon doesn't really have to block the Market from any devices.
Google does that already for most tablets. If you don't have a
compass, GPS, and 3G, you are not Google approved. In fact, I don't
think any wifi-only devices are approved. Of course, the people on
this forum will use a hack from an anonymous guy on a forum to install
the Market after rooting the device and overclocking the CPU. But how
many end users will do that?
People here have said that the Nook Color is a great Android tablet
after being rooted. Lets suppose the Android Kindle is a great device
without being rooted. That alone would give the Amazon App Store a
good starting point, on a place where the Android Market won't be
officially allowed.
Nathan
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