In addition to the free programs already available, Google announced plans to start carrying for-pay programs in its Android Market app store. The arrangements look potentially quite lucrative for developers, with plans for seventy percent of income going back to the authors. According to Google, one of the obstacles holding back the rollout of the ability to purchase apps is working out the arrangements to pay developers living all around the world. The first group able to sell their programs through the service will be U.S. and UK programmers, with support for several mainland Europe countries continuing to be added throughout the first quarter.

Currently, programmers are able to hock their wares through third-party solutions like Brighthand's website, but being able to make money off of downloads through the tightly-integrated Android Market would be a boon for developers. Alongside the introduction of paid apps, Google will enable uploads to the Market to be targeted at users in particular countries, encouraging developers to design support for specific localizations into their programs. Both changes should take place this month.

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