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He got featured on the android market. This isn't something you can plan for, so the $13k/mo figure is not representative. Just because there is always someone

by DenisM 17y ago

He got featured on the android market. This isn't something you can plan for, so the $13k/mo figure is not representative. Just because there is always someone winning a lottery doesn't mean playing lottery is a god business plan. Of course knowing that increases confidence in the platform somewhat.

apsurd 17y ago
How is this any different from the iphone app store? Seems like he took advantage of opportunities (entering and placing 3rd in the developer challenge). I'm not a mobile developer but I think its safe to say these are "wild west" times, all he's saying is it's worth looking into ...
coryl 17y ago
Hard to say, sales are sales, people paid real cash for his product. The promotional boost is nice, but if the product was no good, no one would buy it either way.
edawerd 17y ago
Totally agree that being featured is not something you can count on. I was shocked myself to find it on the featured list one morning. I just wanted to share some of my figures, and point out that there is potential out there. We hear a lot of iphone success stories, but not a lot of Android ones.
- gcheong 17y ago
  Were you also the first to do a car locator app on android? It seems there are quite a few on iPhone already and I'm just wondering how much of a "first mover" advantage you may have had, if any?
  - edawerd 17y ago
    There definitely were other car locator apps on the market while I was making one, so there was no first mover advantage. I've also seen a few more car locator apps popup after I released mine. So I'm somewhere in the middle.
- DenisM 17y ago
  And I am thankful for that. Just pointing out the difference between regular ol' success story and "we got featured" success story. I didn't get featured on iPhone store and I make half as much. Keeping the crucial difference in mind I can be confident that Android is not worth my time (yet).

by DenisM 17y ago

apsurd 17y ago

How is this any different from the iphone app store? Seems like he took advantage of opportunities (entering and placing 3rd in the developer challenge). I'm not a mobile developer but I think its safe to say these are "wild west" times, all he's saying is it's worth looking into ...

coryl 17y ago

Hard to say, sales are sales, people paid real cash for his product. The promotional boost is nice, but if the product was no good, no one would buy it either way.

edawerd 17y ago

Totally agree that being featured is not something you can count on. I was shocked myself to find it on the featured list one morning. I just wanted to share some of my figures, and point out that there is potential out there. We hear a lot of iphone success stories, but not a lot of Android ones.

gcheong 17y ago
Were you also the first to do a car locator app on android? It seems there are quite a few on iPhone already and I'm just wondering how much of a "first mover" advantage you may have had, if any?
- edawerd 17y ago
  There definitely were other car locator apps on the market while I was making one, so there was no first mover advantage. I've also seen a few more car locator apps popup after I released mine. So I'm somewhere in the middle.
DenisM 17y ago
And I am thankful for that. Just pointing out the difference between regular ol' success story and "we got featured" success story. I didn't get featured on iPhone store and I make half as much. Keeping the crucial difference in mind I can be confident that Android is not worth my time (yet).