New Android Market
App refunds are one area where the Android Market rises above Apple's App Store. When I had my Android phone, I was more likely to buy apps knowing I could return them if they didn't work, or if they just plain sucked. With the Apple App Store, I'm more hesitant to buy because once I hit that buy button, that's it; I own it.
I can understand decreasing the 24 hour return window. But 15 minutes seems extreme. For example: The official Geocaching app had battery drain issues when I initially bought it, but I didn't know about them until hours later. I had bought the app in the morning, knowing I'd be doing some caching later in the day. It wasn't until I had finished caching and shut the app down that I realized it was eating the battery even when it wasn't running. If I pay $10 for an app, it damn well better work perfectly from the get-go. If not, I want (and deserve, I believe,) a refund.
There are just too many apps for Android that require more than 15 minutes of testing.
On the flip-side, 15 minutes is more than us iPhone users get.
Android users: what are your thoughts? What is the magic number for refunds, in your opinion? 1 hour? 12 hours?
The new Android Market will be rolling out over the next two weeks for users with OS 1.6 and higher.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/12/android-market-client-update.html