Android takes the future of the app store and hands it over to the developer, consumer.
It is an entirely mobile app stream where refunds and updates are all accomplished from your handset. It starts with a search field but also breaks down into categories of most downloaded and types of apps.
I like the "Just in" category. For me, it serves as an alternative news feed of the latest apps which are just pouring in these days. I check the "Just in" app feed for a look at what people are developing.
There is little risk when reviewing a paid app because uninstalling them automatically credits your purchase immediately.
Once your card of choice is saved into the Android Market, the purchase and credit is a one button affair.
Access to the Android Market is via an icon on your mobile desktop and the refund is instantaneously obtained by Settings>Applications and choosing the app from the list
If feeling rogue, you can opt out of exclusively downloading from the Android Market and download from the wild through an opt out check.
Once you have your zillion apps downloaded, updates are received automatically through the notifications shade from the top of the home screen from where you can update all your apps from the wireless connection.
Once you have paid for an app you don't pay for it again.
Perhaps the most exciting part of the Android Market is the open door for those with the skills to develop apps.
It's the rebirth of the mom & pop corner store, but this time for the geek.
It's like Walmart charging you a small fee to access their retail network to sell your ideas and hard work from your corner store, globally.
Anyone with the skill set, ambition and a great idea can be part of a global economy that seems to be more and more dominated by corporations that force you into consolidation and the sucking sound of a single revenue stream to them.
This is what I love most about Droid.
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