User Experience on Android Market

Android Market has been available on devices for some time now, and it is available over the Internet. Developers don’t have any control over how Android Market works, other than to provide good text and graphics for their application’s listing in the Market. Therefore, the user experience is pretty much up to Google. From a device, a user can search by keyword; look at top downloaded applications (both free and paid), featured applications, or new applications; or browse by categories. Once they find an application they want, they simply select it, which pops up an item details screen allowing them to install it or buy it. Buying will take the user to Google Checkout to conduct the financial part of the transaction. ...

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