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google maps navigation and robo defense are
not available for any platform other than android.
The iPhone App Store sees roughly half of all users buying a paid app every month, whereas Android sees less than 20%.
that's because the average iphone user is an idiot who's willing to pay $20 each for stupid fart apps.
Obviously it requires a Google account, that is the essential minimum for downloading free applications. However, free apps don't require Checkout. It only becomes necessary the first time you try to download a paid app, and for many, that's just annoying enough to discourage buying.
even if you don't already have google checkout set up, it only takes a few seconds to set up and is so easy an 8-year-old can do it. and it's really worth it considering how good some of the paid apps are.
And even if I had Google Checkout on my account, I still would be incapable of purchasing apps, because the Market doesn't work without a Gmail address:
yeah, because you wouldn't be capable of getting a gmail address and typing it in when the market asks you to log in to use checkout. considering how many google services don't work with just a google apps address, i'm surprised you haven't already done that. i use a google apps address for everything i can and only have a gmail address for the services that don't work with google apps.