Comments on: New PalmSource Software Store

How do they decide between what is normally on PalmGear VS what will appear on PalmOne's store?

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My wife has to sell a lot of candles (www.ccandles.com) to buy her new Palm.

What does OTA delivery do? Does it enable someone to download a program to RAM and have it automatically appear in the launcher without having to install anything? Not a bad idea, but I've been doing this for a while by downloading the program to an expansion card, then unzipping the PRC in the ZIP file using ClieFiles directly to RAM.

-Bosco
NX80v + Wifi + BT + T616

That store is awesome. When I searched for paint, my application, SproutPaint, shows up on the first page. SproutPaint only has about 500 downloads, so it would always appear on the 8th page or so in the old palmgear site.

---sproutworks.com--- download SproutPaint, a color and B/W painting application for PalmOS

I attempted to send via PM to the poster though was unable to since the profile is not a valid one when clicking on his user name.

Lets keep this in perspective:

1. Parties on the cruise? There were two parties, if you want to call them that, neither were anything other than mixers minus the alcohol. One was simply a welcome get together the other an awards ceremony. Both were under 2 hours total.

2. "PalmGear Girls" ???, "..pool party on the last night of the cruise..." ?? What "PalmGear Girls"? That is frankly out of line and there was not a pool party on the cruise. Not sure who you are referring to when you say: "Trixie and Stacie"... That and the comment: "...along with their ample "talents"." frankly are uncalled for. Further I have no idea who Trixie and Stacie are...

The expenses for the cruise were budgeted and paid for by increased sales. The expense did not in any way affect payment to developers, current or past. ALL past monies owed (i.e. prior to approx. 10/2002) are being paid according to agreements reached with the developers.

It is fine to have your opinions though to post totally made up info as though it was fact is not.

Kenny

QUOTE: "They throw great parties on cruise ships with the money they made from those developers. The "PalmGear Girls" at the pool party on the last night of the cruise were unbelievable! Kenny can keep taking his 30% cut as long as Trixie and Stacie keep showing up at the PalmGear parties along with their ample "talents"."

Man this is an interesting one. But I have past experience with other trolls posting insults on other sites. Usually, it is one of the following:

1) Someone is welching. However, Kenny (or someone claiming to be Kenny -- hard to verify Internet posts) is responding and not running so I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

2) We have a disgruntled individual here who for whatever reason, is out to get Kenny. These reasons could be, but not including be:
-- Envy
-- Fear of Kenny's Success
-- An bungled past attempt to defraud
-- A failed business of their own can't stand seeing someone else do better
-- Very, very, very bored

3) He didn't get invited to Kenny's parties and this is his last licks.

And finally, this stuff is MacWorld Lite IMNSHO.

You bast*rds!

as a developer who is also owed money - i just simply refuse to put our software for sale on PGHQ, while they may be paying developers now; there is a lot of money still owning, which, will slowly get paid over three years (if you opted that way).

problem is, in 2002, when the money was owed - the exchange rate was 11:1 for USD -> SEK. now it is around 8:1 - thats just over a 25% drop in value. do we get interest on the money owing? hell no. does the USD keep dropping? yes. we lose out big time here.

we use our own webstore now - as, quite frankly ESD's dont provide much as they used to. if you are a developer, look at www.esellerate.net, great system. affiliate programs etc.. PGHQ/Handango et al are useless, unless you are prepared to pay advertising dollars.

just stop using them. simple.

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Aaron Ardiri
PalmOS Certified Developer
aaron_ardiri@mobilewizardry.com
http://www.mobilewizardry.com/members/aaron_ardiri.php

Hi,

I wanted to find out if any of you have taken legal action against PalmGear. Or if not, why not.

I would have thought you could go to the Better Business Bureau or the city where PalmGear is based and file a complaint with the District Attorney since it sound like they are in breach of contract and have broken the law.

Am I totally in left field?

John Hanay
Grant Street Software

The problem is: there isn't any official contract signed when PG providing us the services.

So ironically, when we signed up with Handango, we were annoied by the lengthy contract. Until now, we know how important that contract when we try to approach lawyers.

BBB usually takes small claims, at the amount PG owes us, we are not qualified.

I guess developers need to orginize together first...