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Subject: Re: [android-discuss] A way to boost Play adoption
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Great, +1'd this as well. Having recently ported an Android app to iOS,=20
and having made use of it's promo codes, this is something sorely lacking=
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with Android/Google Play. It's awkward when meeting other developers when=
=20
you want to show off your Android work, you can't exactly ask them to buy=
=20
it, and there's no way to give them a legit, market upgradeable copy;=20
sideloading is an awkward solution as well. Meanwhile with people or other=
=20
developers with iDevices, simply exchanging promo codes is quite simple and=
=20
easy.
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:03:50 PM UTC-4, David Erosa Garc=C3=ADa wrote:
>
> Today I got to this page, which existence I didn't know, for voting=20
> and providing suggestions=20
>
>
> http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/static.py?hl=
=3Den&page=3Dsuggestions.cs&bucket=3D1238454&issue=3D1238108=20
>
> The "promo-codes & gift-cards" is one of the suggestions, so maybe=20
> we'll see this "soon".=20
>
> On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:31 PM, John Kim <thinkn...@gmail.com> wrote:=
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> > +1=20
> >=20
> > Your idea is very strong. Gift cards are great retail mediums to promot=
e=20
> > Play to the masses. We have yet to see one come.=20
> >=20
> > John K.=20
> > Ubuntu enthusiast=20
> > epikvision.blogspot.com=20
> >=20
> > On Jul 14, 2012 9:33 AM, "John Coryat" <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:=20
> >>=20
> >> Walk into virtually any store in the US and by the checkout there will=
=20
> be=20
> >> an entire line of iTunes gift cards. People buy these cards as present=
s=20
> all=20
> >> the time. These cards familiarize users with the process of buying=20
> items in=20
> >> the iTunes store.=20
> >>=20
> >> Why is it there are no Google Play gift cards? There are more Android=
=20
> >> phones than iPhones in the US yet there is no way (currently) of givin=
g=20
> >> people gift cards for the most popular device. Sure, you can get a=20
> generic=20
> >> gift card but that doesn't force the user into the Play store to redee=
m=20
> it.=20
> >>=20
> >> It would seem to me that Google is missing a huge opportunity to=20
> increase=20
> >> the acceptance of the Play store by not offering these cards. It's a=
=20
> great=20
> >> start that the Nexus 7 comes with a $25 credit in the Play store. This=
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> >> should be expanded to also include gifting opportunities in the form o=
f=20
> >> easily purchased gift cards.=20
> >>=20
> >> -John Coryat=20
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Great, +1'd this as well. Having recently ported an Android app to iO=
S, and having made use of it's promo codes, this is something sorely lackin=
g with Android/Google Play. It's awkward when meeting other developer=
s when you want to show off your Android work, you can't exactly ask them t=
o buy it, and there's no way to give them a legit, market upgradeable copy;=
sideloading is an awkward solution as well. Meanwhile with people or=
other developers with iDevices, simply exchanging promo codes is quite sim=
ple and easy.<div><br><br>On Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:03:50 PM UTC-4, Davi=
d Erosa Garc=C3=ADa wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Toda=
y I got to this page, which existence I didn't know, for voting
<br>and providing suggestions
<br>
<br><a href=3D"http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/s=
tatic.py?hl=3Den&page=3Dsuggestions.cs&bucket=3D1238454&issue=
=3D1238108" target=3D"_blank">http://support.google.com/<wbr>googleplay/and=
roid-developer/<wbr>bin/static.py?hl=3Den&page=3D<wbr>suggestions.cs&am=
p;bucket=3D1238454&<wbr>issue=3D1238108</a>
<br>
<br>The "promo-codes & gift-cards" is one of the suggestions, so maybe
<br>we'll see this "soon".
<br>
<br>On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 10:31 PM, John Kim <<a href=3D"mailto:thinkn=
d...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">thinkn...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<br>> +1
<br>>
<br>> Your idea is very strong. Gift cards are great retail mediums to p=
romote
<br>> Play to the masses. We have yet to see one come.
<br>>
<br>> John K.
<br>> Ubuntu enthusiast
<br>> <a href=3D"http://epikvision.blogspot.com" target=3D"_blank">epikv=
ision.blogspot.com</a>
<br>>
<br>> On Jul 14, 2012 9:33 AM, "John Coryat" <<a href=3D"mailto:corya=
t...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">cor...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<br>>>
<br>>> Walk into virtually any store in the US and by the checkout th=
ere will be
<br>>> an entire line of iTunes gift cards. People buy these cards as=
presents all
<br>>> the time. These cards familiarize users with the process of bu=
ying items in
<br>>> the iTunes store.
<br>>>
<br>>> Why is it there are no Google Play gift cards? There are more =
Android
<br>>> phones than iPhones in the US yet there is no way (currently) =
of giving
<br>>> people gift cards for the most popular device. Sure, you can g=
et a generic
<br>>> gift card but that doesn't force the user into the Play store =
to redeem it.
<br>>>
<br>>> It would seem to me that Google is missing a huge opportunity =
to increase
<br>>> the acceptance of the Play store by not offering these cards. =
It's a great
<br>>> start that the Nexus 7 comes with a $25 credit in the Play sto=
re. This
<br>>> should be expanded to also include gifting opportunities in th=
e form of
<br>>> easily purchased gift cards.
<br>>>
<br>>> -John Coryat
<br>>>
<br>>> --
<br>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go=
ogle Groups
<br>>> "Android Discuss" group.
<br>>> To view this discussion on the web visit
<br>>> <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/p=
UC8sN4EeBYJ" target=3D"_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/<wbr>msg/android=
-discuss/-/<wbr>pUC8sN4EeBYJ</a>.
<br>>> To post to this group, send email to <a href=3D"mailto:android=
-discuss@googlegroups.com" target=3D"_blank">android-discuss@googlegroups.<=
wbr>com</a>.
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om" target=3D"_blank">android-discuss+unsubscribe@<wbr>googlegroups.com</a>=
.
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=3Den" target=3D"_blank">http://groups.google.com/<wbr>group/android-discus=
s?hl=3Den</a>.
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