On 4/15/2011 4:06 AM, Olivier Guilyardi wrote: > On 04/15/2011 12:02 PM, Olivier Guilyardi wrote: >> On 04/15/2011 08:07 AM, Tim Mensch wrote: >>> 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.
Localizing my app to Chinese (at least Mandarin) won't take much effort or expense, so that part at least is not a big deal. >> 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. I agree that's a possibility. Anyone else have any thoughts? >> 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. > Oh, or maybe that the pricing needs to divided by 10? That could make > sense. If that convinces a couple billions of people.. ;) That's something else I've been considering, sure. That and "complete this offer to get a level pack," though for the latter I'd need offers that are valid for Chinese customers. Tim -- 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.
