- Google probably wouldn't care who is buying their apps as long as they can get the same info from the user and push their ads in any app possible. It's not like they are making any $$ to speak of from the Marketplace anyway. Their business model is all about more people using the apps. Besides, if the devs have anything worthwhile to offer, 99 bucks isn't going to stop them. In fact, the nominal fee is there exactly for that, to weed out the un-serious...
They make and GIVE AWAY Android. They don't further their business model by only allowing Android phones to access Marketplace. RIM is practically doing them a favor by making Android apps run on QNX. It's that much more grist for the mill...02-11-11 12:52 AMLike 0 - Google probably wouldn't care who is buying their apps as long as they can get the same info from the user and push their ads in any app possible. It's not like they are making any $$ to speak of from the Marketplace anyway. Their business model is all about more people using the apps. Besides, if the devs have anything worthwhile to offer, 99 bucks isn't going to stop them. In fact, the nominal fee is there exactly for that, to weed out the un-serious...
They make and GIVE AWAY Android. They don't further their business model by only allowing Android phones to access Marketplace. RIM is practically doing them a favor by making Android apps run on QNX. It's that much more grist for the mill...02-11-11 01:41 AMLike 0 - When I had android, you can go to the developer forums and just download the apps directly and this can be done here so don't need the market. My only concern, since qnx is the os and trying to run android stuff, will this be like a vm situation and android apps are will suffer performance issues?02-11-11 06:29 AMLike 0
- I guess my concern about this would be that RIM decided to not use Dalvik* which at this point is the right thing to do and it's going to be done in house for release the second part of this year is if RIM decided to drop the project.
I just wonder how many developers are going to push this thing using the Adobe Air or RIMs SDK. I see EA is doing something for the PlayBook which is a good start. Also I wonder about the cost of future PlayBook apps.
* I know RIM doesn't want to get into the Google/Oracle bout02-11-11 07:59 AMLike 0 - Google probably wouldn't care who is buying their apps as long as they can get the same info from the user and push their ads in any app possible. It's not like they are making any $$ to speak of from the Marketplace anyway. Their business model is all about more people using the apps. Besides, if the devs have anything worthwhile to offer, 99 bucks isn't going to stop them. In fact, the nominal fee is there exactly for that, to weed out the un-serious...
They make and GIVE AWAY Android. They don't further their business model by only allowing Android phones to access Marketplace. RIM is practically doing them a favor by making Android apps run on QNX. It's that much more grist for the mill...02-11-11 09:22 AMLike 0 - Therefore what will happen is for PlayBook, they will charge �50 for the app. Fair move given BlackBerry has an essence of expense to it. If you can afford �130 for a phone that does less than a phone that costs 1 tenth of it, and can be bothered to buy it (I speak for the 8520 because it sucks bigtime in comparison to even the Nokias) then �50 an app is nothing. Or at least, you should be able to.02-11-11 09:30 AMLike 0
- Running the apps is one thing but getting access to the "android market" would mean sign some sort of contract with google or having the devs list their apps in appworld.
I would assume RIM will cough up some major $$$ to acquire access to the market somehow. to me that seems like the best option.
they could be crap world isnt exactly the best marketplace. It will cost devs money too.
the easiest way is to pay google for market access. it would be expensive for RIM probably but the customer and the Devs would win with that and it certainly would give the PB a huge boost.02-11-11 09:53 AMLike 0 - I think everyone is thinking about it too much all RIM would have to say is tell developers hey get your apps some more publicity come list them in our app store as well so they will now be in the android market place as well as the rim appworld with no money thrown to either side. I am pretty sure developers would not complain if adding their app to another appstore could increase their revenues.02-11-11 03:15 PMLike 0
- I just don't understand the significance of not using Dalvik... I understand about the lawsuit with Google and RIM's people going to make their own, but is this a good thing or a bad thing? And why?
I'd like to hear both sides of this argument so I can make an informed opinion.02-14-11 08:08 AMLike 0
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