The PocketTV Team
12-18-2005, 02:40 AM
why ?
because MobiHand, unlike Handango and Motricity, pays 80% of the gross software price to the developers, when you purchase software from www.mobihand.com or from their affiliate http://fairdeal.modaco.com .
most other software vendors (Handango, Motricity/PocketGear/Smartphone.Net, and their affiliates) take a royalty of 40% or more, so they pay only 60% (or less) of the gross software price to the developers.
even though the price payed by the customer is the same regardless where they purchase the software (all those vendors force this contractually!), when they purchase on MobiHand, they support the developer more. MobiHand also accepts paypal, which is not yet the case with the other vendors, i think.
of course, developers should publish all their applications on MobiHand, which is a new player and the field (read http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35081 ). this is easy and fairely painless, and can be done after registering at www.mobireach.com (their developer's website).
at this stage, MobiHand has much less traffic than Handango and Motricity/PocketGear/Smartphone.Net, but with the support of sites like MoDaCo and of the developers community, we can expect that they will pickup steam fast.
because MobiHand, unlike Handango and Motricity, pays 80% of the gross software price to the developers, when you purchase software from www.mobihand.com or from their affiliate http://fairdeal.modaco.com .
most other software vendors (Handango, Motricity/PocketGear/Smartphone.Net, and their affiliates) take a royalty of 40% or more, so they pay only 60% (or less) of the gross software price to the developers.
even though the price payed by the customer is the same regardless where they purchase the software (all those vendors force this contractually!), when they purchase on MobiHand, they support the developer more. MobiHand also accepts paypal, which is not yet the case with the other vendors, i think.
of course, developers should publish all their applications on MobiHand, which is a new player and the field (read http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35081 ). this is easy and fairely painless, and can be done after registering at www.mobireach.com (their developer's website).
at this stage, MobiHand has much less traffic than Handango and Motricity/PocketGear/Smartphone.Net, but with the support of sites like MoDaCo and of the developers community, we can expect that they will pickup steam fast.