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Just look at (almost) any paid app in the Android Market and you will see 1 star reviews solely based on the fact that it is a paid app, and "didn't I pay enough for the phone, why do I have to pay for apps" type of comments.

Apps that remain free by incorporating ads are also similarly lambasted in a similar fashion.

At least here in the U.S., the fact that Android sits solely (so far) on America's Least Reliable Network (T-Mobile) also does it no favors since it seems there are two types of people buying and using this phone, 1. the tech geek/ open source/ Linux "everything must be free" crowd and 2. people that see the G1/MyTouch as nothing more than a grown up Sidekick (thus just using what comes on the phone). Neither of which is exactly the target crowd to build a solid "buy the summer home" sales base from.

When (if) "Sholes" hits Verizon (and assuming it is any good), and decent functioning Exchange Support is *officially* added, Android will start attracting a larger user base, and one that is actually willing to shell out a few sheckles for an app.]]>Sep 1st 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/Sep 2nd 2009 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/Sep 1st 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/Sep 2nd 2009 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/01/popular-developers-stats-suggest-you-cant-make-a-living-off-th/
I can't even get a Hero that will work on my 3.5G network here. ]]>Sep 13th 2009 12:22AM