On Jun 11, 11:46 pm, ayush <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Ayush, thanks for your reply. Some comments... > a BIG difference - in > android u'll have to design for touchscreen devices. its not enough to > simply implement the appropriate event handler. designing the > application to ensure a convenient UI is crucial. Actually, I was a latecomer to J2ME so all my J2ME work is touchscreen. > also, while the iphone is much cheaper than the $500 tag (thanks to > operator bundling) i dont think u can really call it inexpensive. the > bottom line IMHO is that a there is a market for a good product price > notwithstanding. In one of the introductory videos about Android the company people say their intention is to put it in lots of devices. I wonder how successful they will be given that it seems Android has hefty processing requirements. Android would be inappropriate for cheap consumer electronics. It might make it into TVs and netbooks besides the phones but what else? You need I'd guess at least a 300 MHz processor. > if ur concerned about being restricted to a particular operator on > the G1, then u can always purchase the dev phone and choose ur own > service provider and tariff plan. No, what I head was that people who try to use the G1 unlocked with other carriers were being prevented by Android software to use it at all. This raised the specter of Google acting just like Apple, preventing owners of the G1 from using their own property however they wish. > are u evaluating android as > prospects for a developer or as an end user? Both really. My present employer isn't at all interested in the mobile market so I am doing this for myself. If there's a chance of making significant money that would be great. However if I want to treat this like a business then a $500 phone is a big investment when I don't know if people are really buying apps. I only see stats for all apps downloaded with no differentiation between paid & free. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
