It would take more effort to support 2 developer devices instead of 1. The current message from the developer community is crystal clear: the effort that's currently being spent on the ADP1 by the people who can resolve the current issues with it is frustratingly inadequate. Adding a second device on those people's plate is unlikely to make things better.
JBQ On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Daniel <dan...@pocock.com.au> wrote: > > > >> You only have to look at the "fun" people are having trying to get an >> updated ADP1 image to see how the support for developer devices is >> falling a fair way short of where it should be (remember, the ADP1 which >> is targetted at developers can't see paid-for apps yet, so the very >> people who are suppose to be writing the apps can't see what the users >> are saying). > > Is that an issue that would require double the effort to resolve if > there was more than one developer phone available? Or would the > solution on the ADP1 also solve the problem on the ADP2? > >> I doubt that a G2 would be cheaper than a G1 in terms of buying it and >> shipping it as a developer phone, so I can't see why there would be a >> solid reason to do it. If you don't like the current ADP costs, why not >> pick up a FreeRunner from Koolu, or use one of the ports for some of the >> commodity hardware that's already available (e.g. NITdroid on an N810). > > The handset cost is not the real issue here - it's more about having a > variety of handsets available for developers, as well as the various > marketing and promotional activities that might be undertaken by a > firm developing with Android. Amongst other things, some people have > commented on the G1's physical appearance, and the G1 has battery life > issues. > > Thanks for the heads-up about FreeRunner, I had not seen that phone, > although I notice they don't offer quad band. > > > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Please don't contact me directly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
