Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details
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#2Would the various "markets" inter-operate? Does the device sold with operator firmware have access to the Amazon Android Market?
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#3Finally! IMHO Google's Android Market is the weakest part of the platform right now. I am fond of my Android phone but it really is a pain to find new apps. AFAICT, the only way to really do it is from the handset, which is not nearly as useful as being able to do it from my desktop machine. Hopefully the existence of Amazon's marketplace will motivate Google to get their act together. If not, maybe I'll just switch to the Amazon market.
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#4Just wait for devices with ONLY amazon store and no way to install anything outside of it. Just like at&t+motorola screwed with the back flip in similar ways.
And don't be foled, this is probably their monetization strategy, not a consequence.
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#5Maybe Amazon can do better device targeting aside from resolution and OS version. Device name would be good...
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#6Wow..Amazon gets to set the price on your app. Developers only get to recommend. Certainly original. If this takes off it could have a significant impact on application pricing for more than just Android devices.
iTunes put it in people's heads that a song is worth $1. Amazon is working hard at saying that a book is worth $10. This is the same model - by setting the price for individual apps, Amazon is going to be setting the price for the entire industry. I'd assume Amazon would almost always price an app lower than developers would (and I doubt you'll be able to game the system by suggestion for 2x what you would have otherwise), meaning an overall downward pressure in app prices.
Would benefit users...seems impossible to tell whether it'll benefit developers (or whether other aspects of the store will compensate them, such as with increased sales).
Re: Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details
#7Wow..Amazon gets to set the price on your app. Developers only get to recommend. Certainly original. If this takes off it could have a significant impact on application pricing for more than just Android devices. iTunes put it in people's heads that a song is worth $1. Amazon is working hard at saying that a book is worth $10. This is the same model - by setting the price for individual apps, Amazon is going to be se…
The nice thing is that Amazon can basically continuously and automatically A/B test different price points for each app. Drop the price by a penny, is revenue better than projected over an hour? Ok, drop it by another penny, etc.
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#8Interesting difference: Amazon set the price of the app, not you.
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#9Not sure this deserves the excitement of the headline. Amazon's been trolling for mobile developers for months now, and there are many other app stores doing the same.
The question is which ones will get enough traction with consumers to matter.
Re: Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details
#10Wow..Amazon gets to set the price on your app. Developers only get to recommend. Certainly original. If this takes off it could have a significant impact on application pricing for more than just Android devices. iTunes put it in people's heads that a song is worth $1. Amazon is working hard at saying that a book is worth $10. This is the same model - by setting the price for individual apps, Amazon is going to be se…
It'd be nice if, when developers give their 10 days notice (which is what is required to remove the app from the store), Amazon locks the price.
I could see some pretty angry developers pulling their app, and having amazon's "automated" pricing engine heavily reduce the app's price at the same time.