就在一個小時前,收到了Google的通知,除了更新現行付費的Android Market Conutries外,也將台灣列在2周後開放的名單中。
看來目前由台灣幾大電信龍頭自行力推的軟體市集將會面臨極大的挑戰。不過這會是眾多開發者所樂見的,惟有將市場開放,才會有更多的開發者願意投入。
底下是信件的原文,iPhone跟Android的角力戰爭又多了一些趣味。
Hello,
We’re writing to inform you about some changes to Android Market that require your attention.
Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell paid apps on Android Market. Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.
Please see the related post at Android Developer Blog here:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/
We encourage you to visit the Android Market developer console at http://market.android.com/publish to make the necessary adjustments.
Thanks, and we look forward to continue working with you on Android Market.
Sincerely,
The Android Market Team
Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
雖然說是兩週後才開放,但是就在剛剛已經完成Android Market Developer帳號的收付費設定、Google Checkout/AdSense的連結。在上傳Apk的畫面中,也可以看到設定價格的欄位出現囉。