CyanogenMod to launch its own application store

[mercurial]

CyanogenMod is working on releasing their very own application store for Android. The idea was originally by one of CyanogenMod team members Koushik Dutta, who wanted to create an application store that would host applications that were removed from Android Market for some reason. This would include stuff like one click root apps, game emulators, tether apps, visual voicemail apps, etc. Although Google’s Market is open, some of these apps do get removed from time to time when they don’t meet Google’s or the carrier’s terms and conditions.

The other reason to have their own application store is so that they could use a small portion of the money coming in from app sales to fund the CyanogenMod project, which has been made available to users for no cost at all.

Dutta admitted to having approached Amazon to bundle their Appstore within CyanogenMod if the CM team got a cut from the app sales but the idea was shot down by Amazon.

Dutta also mentioned that the CyanogenMod store won’t just be available to those running CyanogenMod ROM on their devices but for others too.

What you see below is an app submission page for the store, which is still under development, using Twitter’s Bootstrap.

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[opinionhated]

I look forward to this. For some reason I cant find shootme on the market anymore.

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...-android-apps-welcome-in-unofficial-app-store

 

[Toitjie]

these apps do get removed from time to time when they don’t meet Google’s or the carrier’s terms and conditions.

Surely what google should do is have a section in their market place, where the user has to explicitly agree to the fact that google and/or carrier will not be hold responsible for any damage/harm done to anything (phone, user, etc.), and access these apps.

It is annoying that I now have to have 3 market places/app stores to get all the apps...

 

[Elimentals]

My only concern is that some takedowns from Google Market is because of Copyright laws in the US. (Emulators mostly)

I wonder how will CM address that, or will they simple not host them either?

 

[Toitjie]

My only concern is that some takedowns from Google Market is because of Copyright laws in the US. (Emulators mostly)

I wonder how will CM address that, or will they simple not host them either?

This would include stuff like one click root apps, game emulators, tether apps, visual voicemail apps, etc.

Who bothers with the law these days anyway

 

[Elimentals]

Who bothers with the law these days anyway

MegaUpload and friends

 

[Toitjie]

MegaUpload and friends

MegaUpload - Closed.
Rapidshare - status unknown
FileServe - Closing does not sell premium. File sharing already disabled.
FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation). No longer allows sharing files.
VideoBB - Closed! would disappear soon.
Uploaded - Banned U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone.
FilePost - Deleting all material (will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
Videoz - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.
4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days

This is pretty interesting and scary :wtf: