The Java Store now provides developers access to millions of paying consumers. At PayPal X Innovate 2009, we announced an alliance with PayPal to support application payment in the Java Store Beta. The Java Store offers nearly unequaled distribution for reaching more than 800 million desktop Java users worldwide. Developers are encouraged to see the Java Store Beta in action and visit the Java Warehouse to submit applications.
Developers can price their offering anywhere from $1.99 to $200.00 (USD) and select the license rights they wish to apply to their application. Developers will receive 70 percent of any for-fee application sold through the Java Store Beta. Utilizing the new Adaptive Payment API from PayPal, consumers can authorize the Java Store Beta to bill against their PayPal account so they can simply click the "Buy" button and never have to leave the store. In addition, when a customer makes a payment in the Java Store Beta, the application owner also gets paid at the time of the purchase. This way, the developer immediately receives the revenue and knows exactly how many people have purchased their application.
The latest version of the Java Store Beta also delivers an improved look and feel, simplifying navigation throughout the store and enhancing the consumer's ability to find applications of interest. The Java Store Beta continues to provide consumers with the unique ability to easily preview (or try) applications before deciding whether or not to purchase or install the application. The Java Store Beta also makes it extremely easy for consumers to acquire new applications by simply dragging them directly onto their computer.
Is the payment part supposed to be working? I tried and it complained that my ZIP code was not in California... :-(
Posted by Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart on November 05, 2009 at 12:06 PM PST #
Eduardo,
Would you mind using this form http://java.com/javastore-support for sending us your issue so it can be addressed?
Thanks,
Mike Nalls
Posted by Michael Nalls on November 05, 2009 at 01:23 PM PST #
I checked it again and the problem seems to be just that I used "California" instead of "CA"! I'll use the form but I'll describe the problem as "confusing error message"
Posted by Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart on November 05, 2009 at 01:29 PM PST #
I've been trying to find information about _why_ the Java Store is US only? It makes no sense whatsoever to me. If I can buy actual physical goods from the US via the Internet from Sweden, why not Java programs?
/ET
Posted by Erik Tjernlund on November 05, 2009 at 04:09 PM PST #