John, It was my post you responded to and, believe it or not, I valued your response and stepped out of this thread to see what the general opinion was.
I do have a vested interest in seeing the bad points of Market brought to light because these represent opportunities for AndAppStore, and I do post comments and ideas which may highlight problems in Market to see what the general feedback is to an idea (because after all there's no point developing function X if nobody is going to use it). I can understand that some people will see these as promotional material, but I do get valuable feedback from that, even if it is finding out that people really don't even want to consider the idea. I hope this helps you understand where I'm coming from when I make posts like that. Al. John Lauricella wrote: > Yes, you are right, and I apologize to everybody who is contributing > to this community, even if that contribution appears negative on the > surface to those of us who don't look too deep into it... > I am only a fallible human myself, and was irritated at other aspects > of life when I wrote the below... > Sorry again, and keep up your various ways to push Android forward... > John Lauricella > > > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:20:37 -0800 > > Subject: [android-developers] Re: (OT) Is the combination of Android > Market and Google Checkout a joke? > > From: paperga...@gmail.com > > To: android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > > > > "...so we don't get this constant conflict-of-interest commentary on > > how bad the Google system is..." > > > > I think is good to talk about the likes and dislikes of the Android > > system. This way, potential problems can be identified and corrected. > > > > I also believe alternative application distribution methods should be > > available to those who desire it. > > > > So lets keep talking about the good and bad points about Google (this > > thread is mainly about the bad points :) > > > > > > > > On Mar 4, 11:24 pm, John Lauricella <jjlaurice...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Is it possible to start a new discussion group for folks who > promote their own products that compete with the Android Market, so we > don't get this constant conflict-of-interest commentary on how bad the > Google system is... > >> > >> > >> > >>> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:38:49 +0000 > >>> From: a...@funkyandroid.com > >>> To: android-developers@googlegroups.com > >>> Subject: [android-developers] Re: (OT) Is the combination of > Android Market and Google Checkout a joke? > >> > >>> I'm getting more and more tempted to open up paid-for apps on > >>> AndAppStore where all payments go directly to the developers > account so > >>> they can set the T&Cs. > >> > >>> Would this be something people would be interested in? > >> > >>> Al. > >> > >>> Semprebon wrote: > >>>> It would be nice if some other pricing models were available (for > >>>> example, subscriptions), but I just don't see a "no returns" or > even a > >>>> "no returns after 1 hour" model being very popular with users. I may > >>>> be wrong, but I don't think most people see these products as > >>>> consumables in the same way you do. > >> > >>>> On Mar 2, 11:41 pm, madcoder <paperga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>>>> I believe there should be demos and full apps in the market. It > >>>>> shouldn't be too hard to do. If the user downloads the lite version > >>>>> then buys the regular version, there should be a 1-2 hour refund > >>>>> window (in case it doesn't work as promised). This is much better > >>>>> than the 48 hours refund policy that allows people to have their > cake > >>>>> and not pay for it too. > >> > >>>>> I really wish Google would address this. They can look forward to a > >>>>> very lackluster market if they don't. > >> > >>> -- > >> > >>> * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > >> > >>> ====== > >>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >>> company number 6741909. 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