The point is, if the number of submissions was 67, there was no need to preselect the first 100... (regardless of whether this is a nice number or not).
Peli On Apr 9, 11:59 am, Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peli, > > Though your reasoning makes sense, I believe the numbers mentioned in > the Judging process summary MAY have more to do with the mere human > nature since they are put together by people (did anybody say > androids?). Humans love nice round numbers (see this for more > detailshttp://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=why-things-cost-1995). Of course > you would not expect them to say something like "we will select 76 or > 64 or 123 submissions". 100 sounds nice, it's twice the number of the > first round winners so why not... > > Philip > > On Apr 9, 12:45 pm, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Incognito, > > > I'm really sorry that I have to scatter your hopes for few > > submissions. Dan Morrill has the most accurate submission count tool, > > but he will not share his information. But luckily some information > > leaked :-) > > > Look at the page "The Android Developer Challenge Judging > > Process":http://code.google.com/android/adc_judging.html > > > This page was added recently, and whoever wrote this knew the number > > of submissions up to that point and could estimate the expected total > > number of submissions. It states that phase I will select 100 > > submissions with the highest scores. This pre-selection would not make > > any sense if there were less than 100 submissions to be expected, and > > also would not be necessary if the number of submissions was only > > around 150. Note that phase I already follows a "threshold" phase > > where all submissions that do not run are dropped. > > > The distinction between phase I and phase II (which is nowhere > > mentioned in the ADC terms and conditions) is a move that is only > > necessary if there are at least a few hundred applications expected > > that pass the initial threshold. > > > It would be very interesting to know the true statistics once the > > competition is over :-) > > > Peli > > > On Apr 9, 8:34 am, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > OK, I know that this is extremely unlikely. But can you imagine that > > > around 50 entries were submitted? Yes, 300 now sounds far fetched. It > > > will probably be around 150 apps or less based on the turnout that > > > I've seen here. I'm assuming that there are a lot of small > > > applications from users that do not check this forum. > > > > On Apr 9, 2:18 am, Muthu Ramadoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hmm.. now even 300 looks far fetched.. talk about 10k! > > > > > Peli wrote: > > > > > At least, yours is "the most accurate submission count tool" for the > > > > > minimum number of submissions there will be. :-) It is guaranteed not > > > > > less than 22. > > > > > > Peli > > > > > > On Apr 8, 10:34 pm, Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Good point, Peli > > > > > >> "The most accurate submission count tool" should be "The most > > > > >> accurate submission count tool among others available on the market" > > > > >> or "The most accurate submission count tool AOAOM" for short. > > > > > >> The list itself is anonymous. (+) doesn't tell a whole lot of details > > > > >> about you or the strategy behind your app. It is awesome to see > > > > >> people > > > > >> sharing some details though. > > > > > >> Philip > > > > > >> On Apr 8, 11:15 pm, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>> Given that people live in different time-zones, you should give it > > > > >>> at > > > > >>> least 24 hours before judging the number here. > > > > > >>> But I doubt that this is "The most accurate submission count tool". > > > > >>> There are some companies that have not signed the list yet, and many > > > > >>> others may want to stay anonymous unless they win. Others may try to > > > > >>> spend every remaining minute on coding and may not participate in > > > > >>> this > > > > >>> discussion (see ratio of members in Android developers group and > > > > >>> Android challenge group). > > > > > >>> I only trust statistics I forged myself > > > > >>> :-)http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_frm/thread/7d... > > > > > >>> Peli > > > > > >>> On Apr 8, 10:07 pm, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>> Hmmmm. Given that I believe that the most serious android > > > > >>>> developers > > > > >>>> (those who have put hundreds of hours of development time) are > > > > >>>> checking this forum everyday 21 teams seems kind of low (as of > > > > >>>> April > > > > >>>> 8, 2008 4:07PM New York City Time). Even if you multiply that by 5. > > > > >>>> I'm not complaining! I doubt that there are that few teams > > > > >>>> participating but one can always hope! :) > > > > > >>>> On Apr 8, 6:18 am, Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>> Please use this thread to discuss the Challengemeter initiative > > > > >>>>> (http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_thread/thread/ > > > > >>>>> 9fb88c33f1e63df9). Feel free to express your ideas on how > > > > >>>>> awesome/lame > > > > >>>>> this idea is and suggest any improvements. > > > > > >>>>> Thank you- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Muthu Ramadosshttp://mobeegal.in > > > > find stuff closer.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. 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