Then don't code for Android and don't spend your time learning it then. Seems like you have soooooooooooooo many negative attitude/views toward it. Spend your time wisely golfing or doing something you like then. This is an Android Begineers developers' forum. If you don't like Android, then don't bother. No one is forcing you.
----- Original Message ---- From: A <[email protected]> To: Android Beginners <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:55:34 AM Subject: [android-beginners] Practical questions Hi all, I have some practical questions. I might be interested in coding for Android. I have some J2ME programs that I could port that are very useful. But I am wondering, why bother? Consider: 1. Looking at the documentation for Android it seems to me that the learning curve for working with Android is large. 2. Looking at the available phones they are all about $500 without a contract. The USA is in a Recession and $500 is a lot of money. Compare that to my 3-inch touch screen Sciphone i68+ which cost me $100 and has MIDP support. 3. I don't do phone contracts. I have heard that Android phones are hobbled by the requirement that I'd have to have a contract. I use prepaid exclusively to keep my phone bills down. 4. No contract means no data plan. I'm under the impression that the phone would be hobbled without a data plan. 5. I can get a Windows Mobile phone for $260, called the CECT M88+. It will run native apps and J2ME. That's half the cost of an Android phone. 6. Regular consumers know we're in a recession. They are going to avoid expensive phones and long contracts more now than ever. Will $500 luxury Android phones take hold? I'm skeptical. 7. I am not someone who is easily impressed by Google. There is no "wow" factor for me in using Android. I'm entirely pragmatic. Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
