Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Re: [android-developers] Re: Getting Acquired: Selling Apps and Games to a Business/Investor

To say "why should they" seems like a pretty short-sighted response. That would be like someone 15 years ago suggesting buying/selling domain names or websites as a ludicrous concept. Apps and Games are already the foundation of many multi-million dollar companies. Many of them are rags-to-riches stories. Others are earning an honest living through app sales and ad revenue. 

Google generates revenue by facilitating a marketplace for these goods to be bought and sold, and to be quite honest, transferring ownership of an app should be no more foreign a concept than a registrar allowing the transfer of a domain name.

However sarcastic your response, thanks for replying.

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Nadeem Hasan <nhasan@nadmm.com> wrote:
  • Does Google currently facilitate the transfer of acquired apps/games from one developer account to another?
No. They only care about your developer account and signing key.
  • If so, what are the requirements?
  • If not, is this something Google may plan for the future?
Am I going to win Mega million jackpot this time?
  • Does Google recommend any "best practices" for Android Developers so that they may one day sell their app with minimal complications? Perhaps creating a separate dev account for each account, or signing each app with a different key, or any other practices?
No. And why should they. See the answer to the first question.
  • Can a developer change the signing key of an app upon request or through any automated means?
There is no way a signing key could be changed either manually or automated. 

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