On Jan 20, 10:39 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > You need the authors permission for each and every application which makes it > extremely time consuming (yes, you still need it even if the application is > free).
Did AndAppstore ever tried to ask every author who have top Android application for permission to list their apk on AndAppstore? If yes, what's the success rate? > > The other thing is bandwidth costs. I know from AndAppStore this isn't > trivial when you start looking at tens of thousands of users, and covering > those costs isn't easy. > > Al. > > On 20 Jan 2011, at 11:31, Eric Wong (hdmp4.com) wrote: > > > Can someone tell me if there is anything that would stop someone from > > setting up a web site or store which is basically a backup archive of > > different versions of free Android market applications? > > (Yes, free application only. No paid apks) > > > i.e. someone/user download applications from Android market, backup on > > his phone, upload it online and then share it to the public. > > > If there isn't, why didn't web sites like appbrain, androlib.com, > > cyrket.com provide the apks to download? > > If there is, can someone explain? > > > I know there are some kind people who have setup such web site to > > share their Android applications backup, so that those without access > > to Android market can access apks, but I have yet to see a large scale > > version of this.... > > > Would someone me tell me why? or is there already one somewhere? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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.
