> Anyone want to meet up sort of informally over lunch? I'm in BKK for
> the next 3 months or so and would like to meet some fellow iPhone/
> Mobile devs.

> On Jul 10, 3:10 pm, "Cyeudoxus" <cyeudo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> When is the next meeting. Does this group meet on a regular basis?

>> -Nick

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bangkok-space@googlegroups.com [mailto:bangkok-space@googlegroups.com]

>> On Behalf Of Jan
>> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 8:17 AM
>> To: !space
>> Subject: Re: Android Developers Can't Sell Apps in Some Countries?

>> this one is good as well, like the link before  by @travelfish

>> http://www.slideshare.net/pinchmedia/iphone-appstore-secrets-pinch-me...
>> e=presentation

>> On Jul 5, 8:03 am, Jan <lopsta.ecomme...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> here are some numbers for use of admob, seems to be so low i would
>>> rather keep the screenspace for myself and not annoy the user.

>>> http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/51900-iads...

>>> On Jun 30, 9:42 am, Sugree Phatanapherom <sug...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> I will meet the Admob guy today.

>>>> sugree

>>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Jan Jones <jan.jo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Interesting article on this subject:

>>>>> http://nanocr.eu/2010/06/27/googles-mismanagement-of-the-android-ma
>>>>> rket/

>>>>> Jan

>>>>> On 28 Jun 2010, at 09:44, Sugree Phatanapherom <sug...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:

>>>>> My guess is that they have some hopes in advertising model. Let us
>>>>> see something changes after Google acquired Admob. FYI, Admob
>>>>> staff will be here in Bangkok this week. I feel they are starting the
>> strike back.

>>>>> sugree

>>>>> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Kirit Sælensminde <
>>>>> <ki...@felspar.com> ki...@felspar.com> wrote:

>>>>>>  <http://www.cyrket.com/>http://www.cyrket.com/isagood place to
>>>>>> start to look at the numbers. Last time I went through them it
>>>>>> was pretty clear that most people were not buying Android apps.
>>>>>> The lack of countries where you can actually do so is probably a
>>>>>> contributing factor, but I'm sure that the differences in how the
>>>>>> market and appstore work also contributes.

>>>>>> We have the ability to charge for our android apps, but I can't
>>>>>> see us doing so. If you want to monetize on Android you need to
>>>>>> be looking at ways other than selling apps.

>>>>>> Apple have the ability to charge in all markets -- I can buy ipad
>>>>>> apps from them in Thailand even though iTunes isn't in Thailand.
>>>>>> Google aren't anywhere near that sort of penetration for paid
>>>>>> apps.

>>>>>> I can't really see the petition working -- Google are playing a
>>>>>> very peculiar game with market and it isn't at all clear what
>>>>>> their real strategy is.
>>>>>> Why is
>>>>>> there no web search? Why can't you buy apps in any country that
>>>>>> checkout works in rather than just those where they have full
>>>>>> banking integration?
>>>>>> Talking to
>>>>>> Google people when I was over at their San Francisco office
>>>>>> didn't shed any light on it -- and it wasn't one of those "we
>>>>>> know but can't say" things either, they seemed genuinely baffled
>>>>>> too, and that included the Android dev relations developers. It's
>>>>>> just weird.

>>>>>> K

>>>>>> On Sunday 27 Jun 2010 09:11:16 Jan wrote:
>>>>>>> i'm under the impression that there is little acceptance to pay
>>>>>>> for android apps.
>>>>>>> maybe couse of the opensource spirit of the user. but i might
>>>>>>> be wrong, i have no numbers to back that up.

>>>>>>> On Jun 27, 1:35 am, Adam Nybäck <a...@anyro.se> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Yep. It's been like that for a long time. Only 13 countries so
>> far.
>>>>>> They
>>>>>>>> say they work hard to add more countries but I'm not sure about
>> that.

>>>>>>>> <http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer
>>>>>>>> =143779>
>>>>>> http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=14377
>>>>>> 9

>>>>>>>> Some Swedish people started a petition about this a month
>>>>>>>> ago. Please sign and spread the word...

>>>>>>>> <http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/androidmarket>
>>>>>> http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/androidmarket

>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Adam

>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Keith Bennett
>>>>>> <keithrbenn...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>> All -

>>>>>>>>> I just read this article, and below it in the comments is a
>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>>> of

>>>>>>>>> developers in some countries not being permitted to sell
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>> Android
>>>>>> apps:
>>>>>>>>> <http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2010/06/23/Derek-Jam
>>>>>>>>> es-Polyclef>
>>>>>> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2010/06/23/Derek-James-Poly
>>>>>> clef

>>>>>>>>> I had no idea this was happening.  Do you guys know
>>>>>>>>> anything about this?

>>>>>>>>> - Keith