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I thought this was going to be great; a better App Store, but instead its MORE silly apps (in terms of silliness, bot amount of them) for a dollar..
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That said.. I've sent a good $100 to SPB because I LOVE and couldn't live without their software, so I'm not bashing paid apps. But a clock.. I'd have a hard time justifying even a dollar for that.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
I would rather have the almost no-restriction Market with a couple of great apps that can't be found on any other platform because they "compete" with apps already on the system than to have a tightly regulated App Store where there isn't a chance that great competing apps will get in.

The Market's free philosophy and the openness of Android for programs to access whatever parts of the system they want is a great sacrifice for seeing a few stupid apps.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
I hide under my bed from the troll-caller-outers
Either that or I fear getting called out for "trolling".]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
Id never pay for a clock ever..

and i dont have this update even though i have rc33. lol]]>Feb 19th 2009 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/I still like WinMo's approach better, you just download and run a cab, same as an exe on PC]]>Feb 19th 2009 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Sounds like some college kid wanted to make a few bucks on the swift.]]>Feb 20th 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/

/looks at his HTC Touch and sighs.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 21st 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
It'll take some time for quality apps to get on the Market. Remember the install base is still quite low right now for Android since there is only a one limited release phone out right now: the G1. As more phones get on the market the situation should change. 2009 is the year when most of these phones are coming out.]]>Feb 20th 2009 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/The Weather Channel is just a big ugly square that looks horrible on the home screen. That's why I got the AccuWeather app instead, it looks cool.

But yeah, I hope the icons get better looking.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Book
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Apple]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/You know... market forces, competition, capitalism and all that...]]>Feb 20th 2009 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
Then again, that shouldnt be a difficult thing to do.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 19th 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
I guess I think (unfortuantely) that we will have a TON of crappy apps : a few of GREAT apps.]]>Feb 19th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/Feb 20th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/paid-apps-appear-in-android-market/
Android however, can be developed on for free, so any average joe can develop a crap app, say gFart, and stick it on the market. That means there is more than likely going to be a lot more crap than good software unfortunately.]]>Feb 20th 2009 11:20AM