One point that came up at the Android Developer meetup that is a little unusual is that the majority of the developers there were unaware that there are other electronic markets from which they can distribute their Android apps. The most famous one is the Google Android Market, but I was the only one that knew that Handango has their own Android store. This store is good fro developers because it allows them to sell their apps now as opposed to the Google store which is giving everything away for free.

New Android app stores are popping up. I just read about a new store from PocketGear. I am sure that many more will be created, but I have to wonder if there is enough info given to Android developers to find and use all of these stores. And of course, if it is hard for the developers to find, it will be even harder to find for the end customers, who may not be as Internet aware as the developers.

Tags: Android, Google, Handango, PocketGear

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