Comments on: Android Market has 10,000 apps, many of which don’t appeal to users

By: Clive

Clive — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:11:01 +0000

Yeah! Where’s the LOLcats, fart analysers, Feng Shui planners and iBeer apps already? I feel cheated!

Some nice stats – a comparison with similar iPhone stats would be good…

By: a3bcflanders

a3bcflanders — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:34:17 +0000

I bought this phone and as a Windows Mobile user I am deeply perturbed at the lack of Quality apps the Android is carrying. it is not that developers are not developing is that the management team for Android needs to wake up and undersatnd that Android users are not Limited to the USA. and so Developers will be all over the world so they need to stop looking the developers from outsde the US from a COCK EYED POINT OF VIEW. I like in GUYANA , outh America and I have great respect for HTC. but with the ANDROID I am regretting I purchase this phone because the softwares sucks really bad.

By: Twix

Twix — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:13:25 +0000

The apps and games available to the Android market are terrible, some are great but face it, we all know a majority aren't that great. My brother has a iTouch, and from just playing around with it, there's A LOT of quality, fun apps for the Apple OS.

I'm waiting to see apps that are useful and fun, things that help people out in school, better UI, just better everything.

By: raynerape

raynerape — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:10:28 +0000

I guess missing a worldwide release will spike Android app piracy to the point where it cannot be reserved and squashed. Your Robo Defence may be somewhere there as a apk'z

By: D Green

D Green — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:30:26 +0000

Desperate for full version of Robo Defense on my HTC Magic. Looks like it will not be happening anytime soon – at time of writing it is USA only. If this situation continues for too long I can see Android users leaving in droves when their contracts are up. Would be a shame that – so much potential wasted. I can hear the iphone users sniggering as I type.

By: AndrewKam

AndrewKam — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:38:21 +0000

I'd also like to add that my personal OPINION is that the lack of paid apps definitely affects the way that some non-U.S. customers view the Market. I've seen people comment that "this stinks, I i wish I could have _____" instead of just judging the app they are commenting/rating. Google really needs to get up and make paid apps available across the globe ASAP. Regardless of what merchant issues are holding them back, they need to resolve this.

By: Apostol Georgiev Apostolov

Apostol Georgiev Apostolov — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:16:48 +0000

That's just part of the problem. Take into account that many countries are not allowed to buy apps, and even more countries are not allowed to sell apps. The non-international situation causes many devs never to create commercial apps because they cannot sell them, and then you have soon-to-be-millions of Android users around the world that will only be able to download free apps or have to buy their apps via third party services as SlideMe. Overall, Android Store is in the middle of what Symbian and WinMo markets were before Apple, and where Apple has brought iPhone.

By: David

David — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:48:53 +0000

I'm definitely going to start downloading more apps now that I've rooted my G1 with the latest stable ROM from Cyanogen, and can install apps to my SD card. This will make a huge difference in how I use my phone, and I hope that the people behind Android will make adding this functionality to the standard ROM a priority.

By: LawCues

LawCues — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:02:29 +0000

One reason the Android Market is "underperforming for paid apps" is because Google always tosses errors when a US customer tries to buy a non-US currency app and, I suspect, vice versa. I first encountered this problem during the first few days of owning the MyTouch. Wrote to Google, no response. Tried with several additional apps, another note to Google, still no response. I finally ran a google search, and quickly discovered that this has been a known problem since the Spring. So, please do NOT deduce that people won't pay. Quite the contrary, many of us believe in rewarding good developers with a purchase, but Google, literally, makes it impossible to do so. I've actually joined the SlideMe store, but it only carried 2 of the 5 apps I wanted.

By: raynerape

raynerape — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:49:10 +0000

Very interesting data, thank you!