Comments on: Are Android Market Paid Apps Launching This Week? http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/ Talk Android News Blog and Forums Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:13:13 -0600 hourly 1 By: Seb http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Seb Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:26:32 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-2136 @Marc Good for you. But who will pay the developer's bills at the end of the month? Even hobbyists must feed themselves. @Marc
Good for you. But who will pay the developer’s bills at the end of the month? Even hobbyists must feed themselves.

]]> By: cirian75 http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 cirian75 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:39:17 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1330 G1 UK people are still stuck on RC8 (UK version of RC30) when are the UK peps going to get their update? without it we wont be able to get the paid for apps G1 UK people are still stuck on RC8 (UK version of RC30)

when are the UK peps going to get their update?

without it we wont be able to get the paid for apps

]]> By: Marc http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Marc Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:45:41 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1309 @Jake There's a lot of great for-sale software out there, certainly. There's also an enormous community of free software. I depend on numerous apps that I find via Sourceforge and elsewhere. @Jake There’s a lot of great for-sale software out there, certainly. There’s also an enormous community of free software. I depend on numerous apps that I find via Sourceforge and elsewhere.

]]> By: Jake http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Jake Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:35:23 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1307 Actually it gives the developers the only incentive to develop any worth application. Getting paid for what we do is a normal thing in the capitalist society. Actually it gives the developers the only incentive to develop any worth application. Getting paid for what we do is a normal thing in the capitalist society.

]]> By: Rob http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Rob Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:45:08 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1305 I think this is critical to Android moving forward as a platform. It gives developers a greater incentive to produce high quality applications, and will encourage higher quality overall. I don't personally look forward to paying for these apps, but I would imagine there are some quality apps that are done right now that devs are sitting on because they want to wait until they can charge for them. I think this is critical to Android moving forward as a platform. It gives developers a greater incentive to produce high quality applications, and will encourage higher quality overall. I don’t personally look forward to paying for these apps, but I would imagine there are some quality apps that are done right now that devs are sitting on because they want to wait until they can charge for them.

]]> By: Michael Martin http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Michael Martin Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:36:29 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1304 Great find! Combing through that WSJ article to the end in order to get that nugget. I cited this article for the find as I wasn't sure if TalkAndroid or a T-Mobile forum member found it first http://www.googleandblog.com/wall-street-journal-outs-google-paid-apps-android-market-plans/3738/ ,Michael Martin Google And Blog Great find!

Combing through that WSJ article to the end in order to get that nugget.

I cited this article for the find as I wasn’t sure if TalkAndroid or a T-Mobile forum member found it first

http://www.googleandblog.com/wall-street-journal-outs-google-paid-apps-android-market-plans/3738/

,Michael Martin
Google And Blog

]]> By: gorkon http://www.talkandroid.com/797-android-market-paid-apps-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 gorkon Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:14:59 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=797#comment-1301 I think it is coming, but I personally don't care. Some of the software out there will continue to be free and what isn't will probably be reimplemented by FOSS developers. Having a paid store isn't a critical thing for Android IMHO. The power of Android is that is is indeed open. You don't have to pay Google to develop on Android and the SDK is freely downloadable. What this does is open up the gaming area as the art in the games is the most expensive part. Things like Shop Savvy can be easily be replaced with open source apps that will use open and free resources. I think it is coming, but I personally don’t care. Some of the software out there will continue to be free and what isn’t will probably be reimplemented by FOSS developers. Having a paid store isn’t a critical thing for Android IMHO. The power of Android is that is is indeed open. You don’t have to pay Google to develop on Android and the SDK is freely downloadable. What this does is open up the gaming area as the art in the games is the most expensive part. Things like Shop Savvy can be easily be replaced with open source apps that will use open and free resources.

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