--- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- Von: Rodney Dawes <[email protected]> Datum: 01.04.2015 19:35:53 An: zed123 zed <[email protected]> Betreff: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Allow installing apps from ubuntu touch app store without creating an account
> On Wed, 2015-04-01 at 19:04 +0200, zed123 zed wrote: > > From what i read the main "problem" about this is that there > are/will > > be apps that require an account(for in app purchases/persistent data). > > > > > So i would say, simply require an account for apps that require one, > > > and allow downloading without account for apps that don't need one. > > > I think this should be quite easy to do, but that's just my guess on > > > this. > > Feel free to write a competing app store that doesn't require accounts. > You will quickly find that writing an app store is not so easy. > > As Martin already stated, having apps that may have purchasing, or which > > might want to synchronize data with Ubuntu One, are not the only reasons > > for requiring an account. > > Afaik there are tons of appstores for android, so i doubt that would be so hard. >As a developer I find it quite helpful to be able to distinguish between the >number of downloads and number of users who downloaded my app. The latter >obviously requires some sort of account. I doubt this is so important, never heard a developer complain about this. Especially not important for free apps i think. >Moreover, I believe that some people might refrain from downloading >applications which require an account if they can download others who do not >require one. >Personally, I never downloaded any app from the Ubuntu (desktop) Software >Center which required me to create an account before I had to read the EULA >for the account on my Ubuntu Phone. It should be up to the user if he wants an account or not imho. I think it depends more on the quality of an app/ its ratings whether users will download it. Maybe you don't download the first app requiring an account, but as soon as you've seen two or more apps without a good alternative which require an account you might change your mind. Just don't force account creation for a system that, afaik, has openness in mind. ______________________________________________________ powered by Perfect-Privacy.com / Secure-Mail.biz - anonymous and secure internet. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
