[ergo98]

1. I really don't think this is the job of a marketplace with tens of thousands of entrants. In the Android world there has been a heavy push for QR codes to apps, so I seldom ever browse the market, and instead read reviews and blog entries on apps, following the QR codes to those that sound interesting. I'm not sure why developers think that someone else should do the promotion for them, and all classic promotion vehicles are still necessary.

3. So is the Apple market. There are 300+ fart apps (probably much more by now). It is absolutely true that the Android market is full of junk, but don't say that as if it's the exception. 99% of iPhone apps are make money fast garbage.

4. Spam is definitely a problem, and it should embarrass Google that they haven't dealt with that. On the "shady things with data", sorry but your iPhone is far more susceptible to this.

5. Bullshit. On the iPhone there was a novelty aspect that is quickly fading away. I remember having peers gushing every day about all of the apps they purchased. That has faded away and now they use a very small cross-section of top tier apps.

"On the other hand, I'm looking forward to what Meego and Win7MO will bring for us developers"

Indeed.

"I hope they will follow Apple's model of having tighter control"

This is such a bullshit myth. Apple's "control" is superficial and facile. That you promote it shows that you're a bit gullible I suspect.