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/isa good 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