On 04/15/2011 08:07 AM, Tim Mensch wrote: > On 4/14/2011 11:27 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) wrote: >>> If you think China is your market, try to come up with a better >>> business model than paying for the app. >>> You need to offer free app in China if you want anyone to use it. >> Why do you say that? Doesn't the iPhone App store sell in China? If >> iPhone can do it, why not Android? I'm just curious. > I've been trying to figure out how to approach China myself. By all > accounts, I have a game (not yet released) that will likely be popular > in China. So trying to crack China monetization has been high on my > priority list. > > Are there good ad networks available in China, for instance? I think I > have some good in-app payment alternatives, but if the problem is people > don't want pay for apps, then that doesn't seem like it will help.
I don't know if this compares very well, but for instance the Android Market is available in India. There's a lot of people there, but it only makes 0.29% of my sales.. Also my app is only localized in English and French. For China, I think that it would need to be localized to Chinese. In India though, given its history, people tend to speak English, and as I said the sales are very low. So I'm not sure about all this. Thing is, these are really different cultures, you certainly can't apply the same principles as in western countries. It maybe needs a radically different approach. Or it's more simple, and people just can't afford spending money on apps. They really need the phone for their every day life, but it ends here. Not sure, just wondering. -- Olivier -- 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.
