Open eBay Apps - One Year later. A developer's perspective - Session Comments

At an eBay DevCon session on June 10th, 2010, the top developers for the Open Applications platform discussed their experiences. All of the developers were pleased that access to Open eBay Applications was now publicized through the "Applications" tab for all sellers, making it quick and easy to direct users to and sign them up for using these applications. The developers mentioned that the restrictions were few and seemed reasonable (such as limiting links to those directly needed for the application, avoiding links that market off-eBay functions). Applications need to be high quality, have good documentation and FAQ, and apps support is expected. Even though the subscription prices are low, the expectations of users are similar to expectations users have of eBay generally, and apps support needs to accomodate that expectation.