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Android Developers Rakin' It In

It's not what is described among Silicon Valley insiders as "Google money," but developers are profiting from their involvement with the search giant's Android operating system. One Android developer is reportedly earning over $400 a day from his find-your-car application, Car Locator. It works by recording when one parks -- using a mobile phone's embedded GPS -- then alerts them when the meter needs feeding, and provides a distance and direction to guide them back to their ride.

According to The Register, it's been selling in the Android Marketplace for the last five months, and is now bringing in some "serious cash" for developer Edward Kim. Such success stories are important to the health of Android, which -- like many operating systems, today -- rely on an active and passionate developer community to enrich their app offerings. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the term "Google money" refers to the astronomical sums that Google's founders made in the wake of the company's IPO.

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