While I do think it is true that most users are not going to go outside
the Market to download apps, I think many developers are missing the
obvious benefits of having the 3rd party App Stores... and that is that
a lot of people look for apps they want on the web, and then once they
find the app they want, download it from the Market.
I can tell you for sure that is how I find apps. I never search on the
market. It's almost impossible to sort through the chaff using the
Market App. I use the web, read blogs, use one of the alternative
stores, and then once I know the name of the app I want to download then
I do a market search for that exact name and download it.
You may not get many downloads from the alternative stores, but that
doesn't mean that isn't where users are finding your app.
Sincerely,
Brad Gies
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On 09/12/2010 7:39 AM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) wrote:
I would be wary of the Chinese companies, you have no control over
what they do and payment would be problematic. Most of the others are
legitimate and offer an alternative to the somewhat quirky Android
market. The issue isn't the companies offering these services, it's
one of being in a small niche. Most mobile users depend on the market
that came with their device. Only a handful of people will go outside
the standard market to look for apps.
-John Coryat
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