Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-02 Thread Derek Munneke
There is a enterprise ios program that allows apps to be installed to organisational devices without going through the App store. Once issued the cert, restriction to organisationsl devices is by agreement only (not technical restriction afaik). /derek On Mar 3, 2011 2:22 AM, "Marcelo Fukushima"

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-02 Thread Chris Koerner
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Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-02 Thread Marcelo Fukushima
and how does corporate private softwares work? such as front-end's to your own custom webservice / whatnot? do you still have to take the itunes route? On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Karsten Silz wrote: > On Mar 2, 12:19 pm, Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: > > You enter your iPhone's unique ID to p

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-02 Thread Karsten Silz
On Mar 2, 12:19 pm, Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: > You enter your iPhone's unique ID to produce an 'installer' (double-clicking > it opens iTunes and does some voodoo there, and the next time that specific > iPhone is plugged into that device, that program is transferred). Per app, you can install

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-02 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
You enter your iPhone's unique ID to produce an 'installer' (double-clicking it opens iTunes and does some voodoo there, and the next time that specific iPhone is plugged into that device, that program is transferred). That's how you debug and beta test on a real device. I believe this system h

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-01 Thread Casper Bang
> 1. You need a developer certificate, which costs 100$ And unlike Google's one time registration fee of $25, Apple requires a yearly subscription fee of $100. However that's not what's stopping me, it's the fact that you are forced to buy a pricey Apple computer as well. :/ -- You received this

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-01 Thread Edward Gabriel Moraru
I'm not developing for iOS but I've done a little bit of research, and this is what I know so far: 1. You need a developer certificate, which costs 100$ 2. You can install your app on 100 different devices maximum 3. (this part is a bit hazy) you are forced to go through iTunes to install your app

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-01 Thread Carl Jokl
This may be a slight deviation from the topic but you mentioned about iOS not allowing applications to be installed except via the App store. It makes me curious as to what provisions are provided for application development? I would assume that developers have some way of testing their apps on rea

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-03-01 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
"Just as bad'? Heck no. Here's the logic I'm using to side with android. Your mileage may vary: (A) Google Checkout does not apply a 30/70 split like apple's does. (B) Unlike iOS, Google Market has no intrinsic (i.e. contractually forced) monopoly. If google's restriction annoys enough people t

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-02-28 Thread Moandji Ezana
I still feel the main issue is that the line between fuctionality that can be sold outside the Market and functionality that can't is blurry. For example, I suppose the ad-free version of Angry Birds will be sold as a separate app. But what if they sold that functionality from their website, and a

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Market in-app payments: just as bad?

2011-02-28 Thread Casper Bang
> "In a move that could signal Google is taking a hard line on in-app payments > similar to the way Apple has outlined new subscription rules Not quite the same. Best analysis I've seen of this is here: http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/28/phonefusion-pulled-android-market/ -- You received this