Chrome Web Store Publisher Forum

Achin Sharma · Top Commenter · Founder at Achshar
Of course 'developer activity just isn’t growing at the same rate as it is on the Android Marketplace'.
I am a chrome app dev, and I want to launch a paid app (the app is pretty good IMO) but I CAN'T! because it is a US-ONLY thing. And I happen to hate US only stuff. But for a reason, mind you, because I don't live in the freaking United States of America!

Also the code (for installable apps) is pretty much open source, like it or not. Every one can see my code so if I make it paid with my own code, anyone can copy my code and publish the app. (The fact that it can run online makes it almost impossible to restrict unauthorized usage) They have some licencing API but it's experimental and US only, huh! I really hope someone at Google reads this, I live in India BTW.

People don't write paid apps because they don't support it well. It's not developer's thing, it's Google's thing.
Reply · 1 · · September 10 at 7:14am

Johnny Walls · Top Commenter · Owner at Xtreme Media Design
There's one huge problem with Chrome Web Apps - normal Internet users don't know about the web store, and when they do find it and install an app, they don't know how to find them in their browser. I don't know how many people I have shown how to get Angry Birds in Chrome, but they always email me again asking how to get back to it. If you set your home page or New Tab to something other than the app listing, then it's really confusing to find your apps!
Reply · · September 10 at 12:07am

Johnny Walls · Top Commenter · Owner at Xtreme Media Design
I wanted to add that I personally use and recommend the AppJump App Launcher and Organizer to solve this problem. I can't believe that Chrome doesn't have something like this built in.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hccbinpobnjcpckmcfngmdpnbnjpmcbd
Reply · · September 10 at 12:11am

John Fernandez
chrome at 22% and ie at 42%? what kind of shitty sources do you use? chrome is less than 10% and ie is over 60% according to quantcast, experian hitwise, comscore, and nielsen. if you use statcounter, a website made by some guy in his basement 2 years ago with no reliability whatsoever, well that's sad.
Reply · · September 10 at 11:10am

Recai Iskender · Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi
News from ignorant Google civilization. Come to my intelligent internet civilization. More at recaiiskenderanswerengine.wordpress.com.
Reply · · September 9 at 7:52pm

Devin Rhode · Owner/Creator at Scout for Chrome
*Sigh* I'm a HUGE chrome developer.... and am planning on releasing a paid extension for $2 that helps you Google like a God.
Reply · · September 9 at 8:11pm

Michael A. Robson · Top Commenter · Shanghai, China
Yea the Chrome Webstore is awesome for... um... free Chrome themes... beyond that, meh.
Reply · · September 9 at 11:47pm

Brad Tiller · Top Commenter
:If Chromebook sales really take off" lol.
Reply · · September 11 at 11:12am

Ola Sevandersson · Works at All things pixlr @ autodesk
Project spartan target Webkit, i.e most mobile browsers + safari and chrome.
Reply · · September 9 at 2:46pm

Sharshi Borisute · Top Commenter · New York, New York
I enjoy it.
but why doesn't google make honeycomb able to run in chrome?
Reply · · September 9 at 2:55pm
t_manifest (signed in using Yahoo)
So bright I don't need to wear shades.
Reply · · September 9 at 5:37pm

João Guilherme Sousa · Top Commenter · Works at Deloitte
I started using the Web store, until I realized all the apps were mostly links.....
Reply · 1 · · September 10 at 3:32am

Achin Sharma · Top Commenter · Founder at Achshar
that was true but earlier but now the number of 'non-links' apps has increased. (disclosure: i wrote such app)
Reply · · September 10 at 7:06am