Comments on: Patience: Paid Applications Rollout Is Phased

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[...] noticed in the few days that I’ve been able purchase apps that I’ve return around 90% of them. I only chose [...]

By: mike

mike — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:17 +0000

I honestly think that payings tons of money on crappy apps that you don’t even know if they work good should be the way to go, I personally think its all BS! If we have to pay for apps then they need to be fluent.

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:54:15 +0000

@Justin

What does people writing dumb apps have to do with open source? Nothing. You could write a dumb app closed source on a closed source phone (ex. I’m Rich on the IPhone). What you are talking about is the fact that Google does not review and select the apps that go into the market which has nothing to do with open source. And anyway this is the point of the rating system. If an app is stupid you will see the low rating and you can just pass it by. I think all apps should start with one star and the community should have to vote it up against the other apps rather than taking an average.

I almost wish Google wouldn’t have pushed this thing as open source because now you have people that haven’t written a line of code in their life bashing the idea with no clue what they are talking about.

By: Btwilliger

Btwilliger — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:14:33 +0000

Odd.

I had the same situation. I couldn’t access the market for a few. Then, after, I was also able to sort via paid or free apps.

However, there were still not paid apps! Now, the sort option has disappeared from my market!

Wtf?!

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:12:09 +0000

It was nearly impossible to find a decent app amongst all the idiots asking me to pay $7 for their app that makes fart sounds or does something the phone already does for free. The birth of the paid app on Android has shown a real problem with the open source approach: too many people are idiots expecting us to pay them for their idiocy. The sad part is that I know people will actually pay $2 for an app that toggles the GPS, even though there’s already eight free ones and the phone can do it with three quick clicks. I feel no pity for these people being scammed out of their money (if they’re stupid enough to buy them, then they don’t deserve their money), but I feel sorry for the few developers who worked hard to make decent apps. I just wish I could find them among the garbage…

By: Doubledose

Doubledose — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:03:32 +0000

I have the paid apps now on my phone. But under menu there is no where to choose between paid, free or all…

By: Shane Isbell

Shane Isbell — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:07:44 +0000

And Phandroid News is the first “protected” app hacked on the G1. Congrats! http://strazzere.com/blog/?p=185

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:59:23 +0000

I see all the paid apps… pretty awesome, but some are just way to expensive. To know how good the game is going to be.

By: Jonno.N

Jonno.N — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:30:34 +0000

I’m on the most recent JF version and I’m seeing paid apps in San Francisco.

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:15:03 +0000

Thanks for the info on SORTING guys. I feel a little – DUH! – right now hehe.

By: Grant Barrett

Grant Barrett — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:12:53 +0000

Just got mine in the last hour, too. A lot of developers were holding back some high-quality apps until they could charge for them, eh? I mean, those seven farting apps are just genius! Plus one each for burping and cursing!

I kid. There’s some stuff I’m going to buy very soon: Better Cut, Discover, Klaxon, QUick Office, Dogg Catcher, and MK Remote.

By: GRRemlin

GRRemlin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:03:10 +0000

Would also be nice to have Demo versions for games. I doubt someone will pay $5 for a game, without knowing how good is it. And we’ve all seen some terrible games and apps in the past.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:57:57 +0000

I have received the update for paid applications and the update includes a way to view just free apps, just paid apps or all apps at once. While your viewing all games, all apps or a certain category in the Android Market hit the menu button and there will be a “Change View” option, click that and you have the option to view “All items”, “Free items only” or “Priced items only”.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:50:32 +0000

There is a way… go to view your apps, hit the menu, then click change view..

come on man a little poking around woulda let you find that out…