Ok I have a question for the mobile developers out there.
Is there any other way to distribute and have people download your apps with out going through the manufacturers website store ( iPhone , windows 7 phone store , android store etc ) .
I don’t feel like paying Microsoft $100 a year to distribute apps I plan on giving out for free
Most android phones (with the exception of some current AT&T models) can have an option enabled in their settings menu to permit installation of applications from 3rd party websites, email attachments, etc. As far as I have heard, all current android phones (included the restricted AT&T models) can have USB debugging enabled which will permit applications to be installed by means of the software development kit (free). There’s also a 3rd-party tool called the “sideload wonder machine” that permits windows PC’s to leverage this installation mechanism without needing to install the actual SDK on the PC.