[android-developers] Re: Giving licenses as present.

what a raw market.

On Aug 22, 10:33 pm, Adam Ratana <adam.rat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, August 22, 2011 4:01:01 PM UTC-4, sblantipodi wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > is it possible to give a free license of our apps to some users?
>
> > I mean, can I let some people to download freely our paied apps?
>
> > Is there a way to do that?
>
> If I remember correctly this was asked during one of the fireside chats at
> this year's google I/O, regarding gift certificates and the like similar to
> iTunes gift certificates.  I can't recall if it was this question was
> outright dismissed, but I don't remember the response being positive, or any
> time horizon for this.
>
> As a developer I would love to be able to "comp" other developers or friends
> and colleagues who otherwise would have no use for my paid app, through the
> use of a free one-off download code, or even some form of gift currency.
>  Right now the options seem to be the awkward "if you buy it, I'll refund
> your money" (not very helpful for people who actually have never purchased
> anything in the market before, and are loath to give their credit card info
> out to yet another service), and "sideload this onto your phone, here's the
> instructions, but you wont be able to get any updates."
>
> I imagine though with the market now selling movies and music, books, etc,
> this concept will gain traction with the Market team.

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