Angry Birds developer: Paid content ''doesn't work on Android''

One of the key developers behind hit mobile game Angry Birds has given a scathing appraisal of the future of paid apps on Google's Android platform. In an interview with Tech n' Marketing, Rovio Games developer Peter Vesterbacka left no one in doubt as to his views about the future of Google's mobile OS.

''So many different shops, so many different models...Open but not really open, a very Google centric ecosystem. And paid content just doesn’t work on Android,'' he said. He later added that ''nobody has been successful selling content on Android.''

The free, Android version of Angry Birds was launched on Silicion Valley-based app store GetJar before being added to the Android Market following overwhelming demand for the game. Mr Vesterbacka said Rovio plans to offer a paid, advertising-free version of the game, but the company does not expect it to be ''a huge revenue stream.''