Sounds sensible. S
On 25 Feb 2009, at 17:08, Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
