Why I think HTC can 't just put the camera app up in the Play Store Thoughts?

[G+_Quincy Earl Jones]

Why I think HTC can't just put the camera app up in the Play Store. Thoughts?

http://www.htc.com/www/zoe/imagechip/

[G+_Brian Garrott]

In my opinion htc should put all their apps on the play store. People, camera, gallery, even sense its self. Charge a modest fee in the store and ship all their phones with it all preinstalled but removable. Those who love htc hardware and sense are taken care of, those who love htc hardware but hate sense would be taken care of, and those who love sense but prefer other hardware can just buy it on the play store.

[G+_Quincy Earl Jones]

I agree Brian Garrott but I think that they are really afraid to do that. HTC is really proud of Sense and they work really hard on it. One reason, I believe, in the case of the camera app for example they believe that they could not deliver the optimal performance without the image chip. Users having issues that don't have the necessary hardware to achieve this will bury them with negative comments and ratings in the Play store. Next, think they just don't want Google to have any influence on the software they worked so hard on to create an experience unique to HTC devices. They don't want to worry about piracy, HTC Sense and apps showing up in places they shouldn't, etc. I believe they should and could do this but I think they're just afraid.

[G+_Enrique Diaz]

But in the play store you can limit to what devices the app could be downloaded

[G+_Quincy Earl Jones]

Very true Enrique Diaz . That is yet another reason it would be possible. I believe fear still dominates their decision. If they ever pulled the trigger on this, which would be great, there would be no going back. They are pretty risk adverse nowadays because they haven't been doing too well the last few years. Maybe someday.